una corda/tre corda

[R Moody]

I have never heard of tre corda, but then I only had 4 years of lessons
growing up.

Dick Moody

"The cause is hidden. The effect is visible to all."
                  Ovid (43BC-17AD); Roman poet.





Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Nereson" <davner@kaosol.net>
To: <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>; "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 2:34 AM
Subject: Re: una corda/tre corda


>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>
> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 9:43 PM
> Subject: una corda/tre corda
>
>
> I assumed that this might have been
> > because in the early days there were only two string unisons, so that
when
> > the una corda was depressed it did, in fact, strike only one string.
>
>     That's exactly right.
>
> > If that were true, then why, when the una corda is released, is the
> > instruction given as "tre corda".
>
> > Clear this one up for me please.
> > David Love
>
>     The latter instruction must not have come about until after
three-string
> unisons were common.  Or, possibly, some pianos shifted the action so far
> that only one of three strings were struck (seems like then the bass
hammers
> would miss strings altogether).
>     "Tre corda" (which I've never seen in sheet music) should be "tre
> cordi", since it's plural.
>     --David Nereson, RPT
>
>
>
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