Sustain Pedal - Other Instruments

Other Instruments

  • Electronic keyboards often include a sustain pedal, a simple foot-operated switch which controls the electronic or digital synthesis so as to produce a sustain effect.
  • Vibraphones have sustain pedals that allow the metal bars to ring.
  • Some tubular bells have a sustain pedal.
  • The Cimbalom has a sustain (or damper) pedal which allows its strings to ring or abruptly mutes them.

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