(Jon of the Clue Crew reports from Steinway and Sons.) It's the ten-letter term for the piano's diaphragm; it's made flexible enough to vibrate, but strong enough to handle a thousand pounds of force from over 200 strings
[DOC] [TLE] Science tries to understand what gives a piano its voice | Public ... [PAR] Aug 10, 2014 ... Each piano sounds different, based on the wood its made of, the ... Pianos rest in 
the Case Department of the Steinway piano factory in ... She says using a pianist 
to play middle C over and over wouldn't be scientific.