Word Finder - pianos

definition

A percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers to strike strings

example

He can play "Happy Birthday" on the piano.

synonyms

• pianoforte

It has manufactories of watch-cases and pianos, and whisky distilleries.

Sadly, we don't work with electric pianos.

Grand pianos are more expensive but have the best sound if tuned correctly.

Its other manufactures include machinery, pianos and other musical instruments, cotton goods, cigars, furniture, leather, paper, colours and chemicals.

The making of the Chickering pianos goes back to 1823, and of Mason & Hamlin reed organs to 1854; these are to-day very important and distinctive manufactures of the city.

Holland is a grain and fruit shipping centre, and among its manufactures are furniture, leather, grist mill products, iron, beer, pickles, shoes, beet sugar, gelatine, biscuit (Holland rusk), electric and steam launches, and pianos.

The principal manufactures are cordage and twine, agricultural implements, engines, pianos, boots and shoes, cotton and woollen goods, carpets and rugs, rubber goods, flour and machinery.

The manufactures are considerable, the chief articles made being cloth, wool, leather, tobacco, pianos and machinery.

The industries of Konigsberg have made great advances within recent years, notable among them are printing-works and manufactures of machinery, locomotives, carriages, chemicals, toys, sugar, cellulose, beer, tobacco and cigars, pianos and amber wares.

Limestone is abundant, and the city has various manufactures, including lime, foundry and machine-shop products, agricultural implements, planing-mill products, engines, steam shovels, dredges, pianos and silks.

In the manufacture of vehicles, harness, leather, hardwood lumber, wood-working machinery, machine tools, printing ink, soap, pig-iron, malt liquors, whisky, shoes, clothing, cigars and tobacco, furniture, cooperage goods, iron and steel safes and vaults, and pianos, also in the packing of meat, especially pork,' it ranks very high among the cities of the Union.

There are rock quarries here, and the city manufactures sewing machines, musical instruments, especially pianos, foundry and machine shop products, agricultural implements and furniture.

Scarcely less important are its manufactures of ribbons, damask, cord, pianos and paper.

The chief industries are flax-spinning, rope-making, sugar refining, book printing, wool combing and dyeing, and it also manufactures beer, tobacco and cigars, cotton and woollen stuffs, furniture, organs and pianos; besides which there are saw, oil and grain mills, machine works, and numerous goldsmiths and silversmiths.

Engines, automobiles, biscuits, glass, pianos, furniture and paper are also manufactured.

Erie is the commercial centre of a large and rich grape-growing and agricultural district, has an extensive trade with the lake ports and by rail (chiefly in coal, iron ore, lumber and grain), and is an important manufacturing centre, among its products being iron, engines, boilers, brass castings, stoves, car heaters, flour, malt liquors, lumber, planing mill products, cooperage products, paper and wood pulp, cigars and other tobacco goods, gas meters, rubber goods, pipe organs, pianos and chemicals.

Its principal industries are weaving, and the manufacture of machines, ovens, furniture, pianos, porcelain and sausages.

The city has various manufactures, including flour and grist mill products, silver ware, cotton and woollen goods, carriages, harnesses and leather belting, furniture, wooden ware, pianos and clothing; the Boston & Maine Railroad has a large repair shop in the city, and there are valuable granite quarries in the vicinity.

The city manufactures pianos, refrigerators, printing presses and leather; is a centre for the shipment of fruit and celery; and has valuable fisheries near - fresh, salt and smoked fish, especially whitefish, are shipped in considerable quantities.

Among its manufactures are sewing machines, boilers, automobiles, bicycles, roller-skates, pianos, gloves and mittens, corsets, flour and dairy products, Borden's condensed milk factory being located there.

The river provides good water-power, and among the manufactures are agricultural implements, carriages, furniture (including sectional book-cases), pianos and organs, pottery and flour.

The principal manufactures are agricultural implements, furniture, pianos and screws.

Among the city's manufactures are flour and grist mill products, pianos and cement plaster.

Straw goods, felt, cotton and woollen goods, pianos and printing presses are manufactured here.

The principal manufactures are slaughtering and meat-packing products, foundry and machine-shop products, rubber boots and shoes, rubber belting and hose, printing and publishing products, carpentering, pianos and organs, confectionery and furniture.

The manufacturing industries assisted by the government developed rapidly during the later years of the 19th century, notably metal-working, especially such branches of it as require exact and delicate workmanship. Of particular importance are iron and steel goods, locomotives (for which Esslingen enjoys a great reputation), machinery, motor-cars, bicycles, small arms (in the Mauser factory at Oberndorf), all kinds of scientific and artistic appliances, pianos (at Stuttgart), organs and other musical instruments, photographic apparatus, clocks (in the Black Forest),.

The principal exports are cattle, cereals, wood, pianos,.

Manufacturing is the principal industry; and among the manufactures are rattan goods, hosiery, stoves and furnaces, boots and shoes, and pianos.

Featuring concertos including sonatas for two pianos, concertos for clarinet, flute and harp.

The sun's rays shone through the windows onto the newly painted upright pianos.

John Ross pianos was started over 25 years ago by John Ross, he started the business by selling acoustic pianos only.

John Ross pianos was started over 25 years ago by John Ross, he started the business by selling Acoustic pianos only.

According to a British consular report for 1904 there were 153 manufacturing establishments in the city producing cotton, linen and silk textiles, leather, boots and shoes, alcohol and alcoholic beverages, beer, flour, conserves and candied fruits, cigars and cigarettes, Italian pastes, chocolate, starch, hats, oils, ice, furniture, pianos and other musical instruments, matches, beds, candles, chemicals, iron and steel, printing-type, paint and varnish, glass, looking-glass, cement and artificial stone, earthenware, bricks and tiles, soap, cardboard, papier mache, cartridges and explosives, white lead, perfumery, carriages and wagons, and corks.

The compositions belonging to the period of his residence at Weimar comprise two pianoforte concertos, in E flat and in A, the " Todtentanz," the " Concerto pathetique " for two pianos, the solo sonata " An Robert Schumann," sundry " Etudes," fifteen " Rhapsodies Hongroises," twelve orchestral " Poemes symphoniques, " " Eine Faust Symphonie," and " Eine Symphonie zu Dante's ` Divina Commedia,' " the " 13th Psalm " for tenor solo, chorus and orchestra, the choruses to Herder's dramatic scenes " Prometheus," and the " Missa solennis " known as the " Graner Fest' Messe."

The iron and machinery trades employ 4500 persons; the textile industries, cotton and yarn spinning and hosiery, 6000; and the making of scientific and musical instruments, including pianos, 2650.

Some pianos with wooden frames, or which are poorly constructed, may not be sturdy enough to take the strain.

In one bit we did, based on Handel 's ' Water Music, ' we performed on pianos like synchronized swimmers.

Fender Rhodes electric pianos replaced their acoustic counterparts and guitars were played through wah-wah effects pedals.

Pianos can cost as much or more than a car, can last a lifetime, have many subjective qualities, are difficult to compare one against another and are often purchased for different reasons.

Rebuilt pianos can be a significantly better deal than new pianos.

They are generally up to 40% cheaper than new and many professional argue that pre-World war II pianos are better than those made today.

Here one must watch out for several hazards; the definition of rebuilt (amount of work actually done on the piano and associated quality) varies widely and some pianos that had poor tone in the first place are not improved by rebuilding.

If you are willing to spend the time learning about pianos and have a good ear and a trusted piano technician, you can do well.

New pianos are just that and generally have good warranties and less unknown issues.

It is common that these pianos can rapidly become very expensive to repair and/or maintain if at all fixable.

Many fine uprights can be purchased for under $5000 and quality smaller grand pianos for under $20,000.

Uprights are good beginner pianos, often cheaper, but won't have the rich tones as a grand.

You want a company that will stand behind its pianos, even after years of use and different owners.

Most of the advice listed above can be used for purchasing many types of instruments like horns or pianos.

This was the latest in a long series of format wars that dates back to what type of reels would be used in player pianos during the early 20th Century.