forte-piano - a stringed instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce soundsfall board, fall-board - the hinged protective covering that protects the keyboard of a piano when it is not being played grand piano, grand - a piano with the strings on a harp-shaped frame; usually supported by 3 legs keyboard - device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like soft pedal - a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound soundboard, sounding board - (music) resonator consisting of a thin board whose vibrations reinforce the sound of the instrument loud pedal, sustaining pedal - a pedal on a piano that lifts the dampers from the strings and so allows them to continue vibrating |