The keys are rarely used, but the extra bass strings add harmonic resonance that contributes to the rich, overall sound of the instrument. Here’s an idea of how they look on the rather grand ...

History The piano is a keyboard instrument descended from early instruments like the clavichord and harpsichord, which used strings inside the instrument's body which were plucked or struck. But it's ...

Let's do it. OK so this might be a piano but its actually also a string instrument. If we look inside you can see that there are stringsof different lengths and thicknesses. At this end the ...