una corda/tre corda

[Elwood Doss, Jr.]

There are just some things you accept! Una Corda sounds so much more
"continental" than soft pedal, et. al.
Joy!
Elwood Doss, Jr.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 10:43 PM
Subject: una corda/tre corda


> Since the una corda shifts and hits two strings, why is it called the una
> corda rather than the due corda.  I assumed that this might have been
> because in the early days there were only two string unisons, so that when
> the una corda was depressed it did, in fact, strike only one string.  If
> that were true, then why, when the una corda is released, is the
> instruction given as "tre corda".
>
> Clear this one up for me please.
>
>
> David Love
> davidlovepianos@earthlink.net
>
>
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