loud pedal
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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
"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
We let go the loud pedal of the second piano and pressing on the keys c e g of that instrument vigorously strike the harmony c e g on the first piano.
From Popular scientific lectures by Ernst Mach
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
The harmonics of a pianoforte string can be easily demonstrated by the following experiment: Depress the "loud" pedal and strike any note in the bass a sharp blow.
From The Recent Revolution in Organ Building Being an Account of Modern Developments by George Laing Miller
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