1.) What material were piano keys made out of prior to being banned?
A.) Fat B.) Skin C.) Fur D.) Ivory 2.) What does Steinway make? A.) Baseball Gloves B.) Pianos C.) Automobiles D.) Violins 3.) What percentage of the piano is made of wood? A.) 85% B.) 100% C.) 15% D.) 50% 4.) What part of the piano is made by bending wood and clamping it into position? A.) Keys B.) Action C.) Rim D.) Sound Board 5.) What kind of material is the soundboard made of? A.) Pine B.) Maple C.) Cherry D.) Siklus Spruce 6.) What kind of wood is the bridge made of? A.) Pine B.) Maple C.) Cherry D.) Siklus Spruce 7.) The sound board, bridge and the cast iron frame are attached to the rim by the ___________. A.) Belly Man B.) Piano Technician C.) Soundboard Specialist 8.) Which Steinway feature allows for fast return of the keys to playing position? A.) Accelerated Action B.) Plastic Hammers C.) Ivory Keys 9.) What are piano hammers made of? A.) Plastic B.) Steel C.) Rubber D.) Felt 1.) Player pianos are ____________ operated.
A.) Electric B.) Vacuum C.) Water D.) Pedal 2.) QRS manufactured player piano rolls in Buffalo, NY. A.) True B.) False 3.) What invention in the 1920's made QRS a little worried? A.) Television B.) Automobile C.) Radio D.) Mp3 Players 4.) What are the two different pianos that QRS used to produce rolls? (Select two) A.) Steinway & Son B.) Melville Clark Marking Piano C.) QRS Recording Piano 5.) Who operated the QRS Recording Piano? A.) Rudy Martin B.) Elton John C.) Martin Rudy D.) Bobby Jones 6.) Player Pianos can do things that people can not. A.) True B.) False 7.) Can piano rolls be edited with scotch tape and a knife? A.) Yes B.) No 8.) What is the digital advantage? A.) Computers can be used. B.) You have the ability to make more choices. C.) Copies are identical to the original. D.) All of the above. 9.) The piano roll has out lasted most other standards for recording music. A.) True B.) False 10.) The problem with older piano rolls is that they sound differently than they did on the day that they were punched. A.) True B.) False Answer the questions below.
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