piano action

English Thesaurus

1. action consisting of a system of levers that move a felt hammer to strike the strings when a key is depressed (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	action, action mechanism,
definition	:	the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism (noun.artifact)

part holonym	:	damper block, piano damper,
definition	:	damper consisting of a small felted block that drops onto a piano string to stop its vibration (noun.artifact)

part holonym	:	hammer,
definition	:	a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	forte-piano, piano, pianoforte,
definition	:	a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds (noun.artifact)