How Can I Make an Acoustic Piano Have Different Sounds Like a Digital?

• 1). Open the lid of the grand piano. The lid must remain open since you will frequently need to reach inside the piano.
  
  
• 2). While depressing the right-most pedal of the instrument, stand up and reach inside the instrument. Begin plucking the strings with the fleshy parts of your fingers. This will produce a sound similar to a harp. You can stop the sound by lifting your foot off the pedal. Alternatively, you can selectively stop notes by using your hand to mute the strings.
  
  
• 3). While depressing the right-most pedal of the instrument, reach inside and pluck the strings with your finger nail. This will produce a sharp, vibrating sound similar to a harpsichord. To stop the notes, lift your foot from the pedal or mute selected notes manually with your hand.
  
  
• 4). Insert objects between the strings inside the piano. Use nails, paper clips, or wood blocks. These objects will alter the tone of the instrument, while still allowing you to play "normally" at the keyboard. By experimenting with different objects, you can create various tones. However, under no circumstances should you attempt to drill any object into the soundboard or significantly warp the strings of the instrument. Any such attempt will damage the piano.