Pianos are weird. The lowest notes, generally have one string that makes the note. The middle, have two strings (persumably to make it louder). the high notes

Pianos are weird. The lowest notes, generally have one string that makes the note. The middle, have two strings (persumably to make it louder). the high notes have 3 strings per note. So sometimes playing one key is actually playing three tones. Pictures from a violin/piano maintenance building school make it a little clearer: https://www.nbss.edu/full-time-programs/piano-technology/curriculum https://www.nbss.edu/full-time-programs/piano-technology/cur...