Usage of "sustaining pedal"

A pedal on a piano that lifts the dampers from the strings and so allows them to continue vibrating.

Synonyms

Examples for "loud pedal"

Examples for "loud pedal"

Defiantly, with her foot on the loud pedal, she struck-almostslapped-thekeys once more. 
 The Man Upstairs and Other Stories 

It's actually quite silent, but any fervent touches of the loud pedal render instant, torquey response. 
 The South African 

Catrina's foot was upon the loud pedal again. 
 The Sowers 

The nature of these tyres means that they need to be warmed up before really getting onto the loud pedal. 
 The South African 

The girl who had played the accompaniments sat at the piano and placed a decided foot on the loud pedal. 
 Of Human Bondage 

Usage of sustaining pedal in English

Have you ever tried singing a note into this instrument when the sustaining pedal is depressed? 
 Ted and the Telephone 

Unlike the standard sustaining pedal it doesn't sustain any and every note being played while it is depressed. 
 The Irish Times 

Charles Owen is helped by the piano's sustaining pedal, but there is still a lack of focus in his playing. 
 The Irish Times 

The tempo is abnormally slow, and the tone is not in a position where the sustaining pedal can sensibly help it. 
 Chopin : the Man and His Music 

Meanings of sustaining pedal in English