-The piano was invented in 1698 in Italy by Bartolomeo Cristofori.
-There are over 12,000 parts in a piano, 10,000 of which are moving!
-There are 230 strings inside a typical piano. 18 tons of pressure are being exerted by the stretched steel piano strings.
-The right pedal is the sustaining or damper pedal. It raises all of the dampers at once allowing the notes to continue sounding after the keys are released.
-The left pedal is a soft pedal, usually known as an una corda pedal. This pedal shifts the key action sideways causing treble hammers to hit only two strings instead of three.
-The middle pedal is known as the sostenuto pedal. It sustains only those notes which are depressed prior to and while holding the pedal down.