• One of the hefty technical innovations that helped to actualize the hearty of the modern piano was the account of a strong iron frame

• Also called the "plate", the adamant frame sits atop the soundboard, and serves as the primary bulwark against the impetus of string tension
• The increased structural integrity of the robust frame allowed the cause of thicker, tenser, and more mucho strings
• In a modernized grand the total string tension can approach 20 tons.

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