sustaining pedal
music a foot-operated lever on a piano, usually the right one of two, that keeps the dampers raised from the strings when keys are released, allowing them to continue to vibrate: Compare soft-pedal (def. 3)
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Don't use the sustaining pedal too frequently, not even as frequently as indicated on the rolls.
The Pianolist | Gustav KobbHave you ever tried singing a note into this instrument when the sustaining pedal is depressed?
Ted and the Telephone | Sara Ware BassettRemember too that the term "loud pedal" as applied to the sustaining pedal, as it properly is called, is incorrect.
The Pianolist | Gustav KobbWhen the sustaining pedal squeaks, look first to the pedal, then to the wooden rods leading up to the damper rod.
Piano Tuning | J. Cree FischerTo carry out his designs the third or sustaining pedal became necessary.
For Every Music Lover | Aubertine Woodward Moore
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