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    Which instrument can be played faster if it is installed horizontally rather than vertically?

    Question #56862. Asked by Helen17. (Apr 24 05 12:05 PM)


    lanfranco

    		Well, the action of a grand piano, in which the strings are installed horizontally, is thought to be faster than that of a vertical (upright) instrument. Or so says my neighbor the piano teacher.

    Apr 24 05, 12:54 PM

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