The first pedal is to dampen the sound and the second pedal is to connect all the notes played together.
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A piano peal stool, or pedal extender, is a platform that essentially raises up the pedals so that those who can't reach them can now do so. It is basically a platform with usually 2 pedals on it that gets placed over the real piaono pedals. When the piano player steps on the pedals that are on the platform, the real piano pedals are engaged by the platform pedals. To see how they work, visit the related link below.
The piano is an instrument that has keys, pedals and strings. The keys are strings vibrate when they are struck by hammers being triggered when the keys are pressed. The pedals are used to manipulate the sound in various ways.
A piano usually has 2 or 3 pedals, if it has two pedals, the one on the right prolongs the note and you'll still be able to hear the note even if you aren't pressing the note down. The one on the left is a soft pedal or a damper pedal. This softens the note or dampens it. If the piano has 3 pedals, the rightermost one prolongs the note and the ones in the middle and on the left dampen/soften the note. :)
Going left to right, the first pedal dampens the sound, and the second pedal connects the notes.
Many big church organs have several keyboards and a whole set of pedals. Some complex harpsichords are also that way. The piano has a few pedals for some effects.