Talk:Soft pedal

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Cristofori -- what soft pedal?[edit]

the soft pedal was not on cristofori's earliest pianos, there is a fortepiano in a museum and it has no pedals whatsoever. i am of the opinion that the soft pedal, or una corda, was invented in 1725 by john joseph merlin.

Thanks for pointing this out. I've re-written, attempting to clarify. If you could offer a reference source on John Joseph Merlin that would be very helpful. Opus33 (talk) 15:29, 24 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

How many strings?[edit]

I always thought that the soft pedal caused the hammers to strike ONE string as opposed to two - hence the name "una corda", where "una" and variations translates to "one" in many languages. Am I incorrect? How does the soft pedal actually mechanically work inside most pianos?

tmad40blue (talk) 06:55, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Re: How Many Strings[edit]

"I always thought that the soft pedal caused the hammers to strike ONE string as opposed to two - hence the name "una corda", where "una" and variations translates to "one" in many languages. Am I incorrect? How does the soft pedal actually mechanically work inside most pianos?"

It actually depends on the piano, some hit one string, some hit two. I would imagine, whoever came up with the term "una corda" saw that it hit one string on his/her piano. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.40.202.83 (talk) 16:36, 14 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You are both wrong! The more right you go on a piano keyboard, the more strings you have (1-3).--2.245.66.112 (talk) 15:51, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Example needed[edit]

I am arranging a piece for piano where I think una corda is needed for some sections. Please can we have a musical example depicting the use - its start and finish.P0mbal (talk) 11:52, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]