loud pedal
Example Sentences
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He enjoys playing the piano with the loud pedal pushed down, singing bass in his cups, playing the fiddle Saturday nights in a parlor orchestra.
From Time Magazine Archive
I'll say one thing for her, right or wrong, she never got off the loud pedal on that prediction.
From The Right Time by John Berryman
The girl who had played the accompaniments sat at the piano and placed a decided foot on the loud pedal.
From Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham
Then, it appeared, Jerry's self-control completely deserted him, and with a hoarse and throaty noise he opened fire with the full force of his starboard broadside; he rammed down the loud pedal and let drive.
From Men, Women and Guns by H. C. (Herman Cyril) McNeile
"Oh, yes, sir," I responded, using the loud pedal to prove my assertion.
From My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life by Anonymous
