What is the function of the soft pedal on an upright piano?

New pianos are a bit different as they have three strings for each note for most notes of the piano. So, when you press the soft pedal it will move the hammers over and they won't strike the strings in the middle of the hammers, so it produces a mellower tone. True una corda or soft-pedals only exist on grand pianos.

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