{"product_id":"third-pedal-fitting","title":"Third Pedal Fitting (Grand Piano Exclusive)","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“The Pedal is the Heart of the Piano”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e—\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVladimir Horowitz\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShackleford Pianos can add a sostenuto or practice pedal to your piano \u003c\/strong\u003eto further enhance your piano playing enjoyment and expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAll pianos are made with a minimum of two pedals. On a grand piano the left pedal, (known as the \"soft\" pedal, or \"unacorda\" moves the entire piano action mainly to the right (though some makers choose to move their actions to the left), quietly and accurately, so that in the middle sections only two of the three strings are struck for one note, this changes the volume and the tonal colour of the piano dramatically.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0075\/9758\/8550\/files\/thirdpedal_3df1f75a-203f-4175-94c8-85608c835013.jpg?v=1544099759\" alt=\"Third Pedal Piano\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0075\/9758\/8550\/files\/thirdpedal_3df1f75a-203f-4175-94c8-85608c835013.jpg?v=1544099759\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe left pedal or \"forte\" or \"sustain\" pedal lifts the dampers away from all of the dampened strings to let them resonate freely. Lifting the weight of all the dampers off of the strings also allows the soundboard to resonate more strongly, again giving the piano a totally different tonal colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe middle pedal on a grand piano is known as the \"sostenuto\"\u003c\/strong\u003e pedal, this pedal when \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eactivated holds the damper of of the string of the note that has been struck\u003c\/strong\u003e, the sound of this note can then linger on without the keys having to be depressed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shackleford Pianos","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43579405697202,"sku":"","price":1995.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0075\/9758\/8550\/files\/center-petal-1024x683.jpg?v=1705074873","url":"https:\/\/www.silkpianos.com\/products\/third-pedal-fitting","provider":"Silk Pianos","version":"1.0","type":"link"}