How Many Strings On A Piano?
It varies from piano to piano, depending on the scale design. As you are probably aware, there are 88 notes on a piano. However, the lowest notes have 1 string, the the other bass notes have two strings, and the treble notes have three strings per note. Where the breaks occur is different for different models. For instance — on a Steinway Model D concert grand, with the 20-note bass, the first 8 notes are singletons, the next 5 are doubles, and the last 7 are tri-chords, for a total of 39 strings in the bass (up to E2). The other 68 notes are tri chords as well — another 204 strings, for a total of 243 strings. Smaller pianos will have a 26-note bass, with no trichords until the break, so the number of strings will be different. Hope this helps!
