sustaining pedal


noun
  1. 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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How to use sustaining pedal in a sentence

  • Don't use the sustaining pedal too frequently, not even as frequently as indicated on the rolls.

    The Pianolist | Gustav Kobb
  • Have you ever tried singing a note into this instrument when the sustaining pedal is depressed?

    Ted and the Telephone | Sara Ware Bassett
  • Remember too that the term "loud pedal" as applied to the sustaining pedal, as it properly is called, is incorrect.

    The Pianolist | Gustav Kobb
  • When the sustaining pedal squeaks, look first to the pedal, then to the wooden rods leading up to the damper rod.

    Piano Tuning | J. Cree Fischer
  • To carry out his designs the third or sustaining pedal became necessary.

    For Every Music Lover | Aubertine Woodward Moore