Hello List and David L who said: "Since the una corda shifts and hits two strings, why is it called the una corda rather than the due 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. If that were true, then why, when the una corda is released, is the instruction given as "tre corda"." Now you have explained the entire phenomena! Una Corda = lose one string and Tre Corda = lose no strings. - it simply says how many strings you are left to play on... I think..... Well.... someone come up with a brighter idea - if they can! Regards Michael G (UK)
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