How does a Grand Piano work? We’ve seen what happens when a key is pressed… In this video, I’ll show you what the foot pedals do and how they work on the inside. That’s coming up! At the bottom of the piano, you’ll find the three foot pedals. These are used to change the sound of the piano in different ways. The left one is called the una corda pedal, or more commonly known as the soft pedal, the middle one is called the sostenuto pedal, and the right one is called the sustain pedal - also known as the damper pedal. Each pedal is pinned in place, pressing it down causes the other side to go up, which causes the rods to go up too. You can see that the rods affect several mechanisms that extend inside the piano. Let’s go through each pedal to show you what it does and how it works. When the sustain pedal is pressed, you’ll continue to hear the sound even after the keys are released. Digital piano under 2000 The sound will then stop, once you release the pedal. If we look up here, you can see something is happening. Press the sustain pedal. Release the sustain pedal. If you remember from Part 1 of this video, this part is called the Damper. When a key is pressed or released the Damper is raised or lowered, just for that one string. Down here is called the Damper Lift Rail; when it is raised, it pushes up all of the Dampers. This means you’ll continue to hear the sound even after