The piano was invented by Bartolomeo Cristofori in Florence, Italy in early 1700.
Since then, the piano has brought many changes. The piano is an instrument that has
Keyboard and strings. The piano is similar to the clavichord and harpsichord, but all other
the other in order to make sounds. In the clavichord the strings are struck by tangents
ever touching the rope. Plucked at the ', harpsichord, strings throughPlugs and piano
Strings, the hammers with which to beat the bounce and liberties of the string vibrates.
The word comes from the Italian name piano harpsichord with soft and loud, is the original
ie, where the instrument. This name slandered in harpsichord with soft and loud, which means
the ability of the plan to produce different notes amplification, depending on how hard you press
The keys.There are two types of pianos, which are the mainUpright piano invented and then
Plan. All pianos are made in four parts which are the case of the tailpiece, the keyboard and pedals.
The case contains all the cords and equipment to produce the sound. Ali
If a horizontal, vertical pianos are a special case. The tailpiece is made of ropes,
The metal frame and the soundboard. The strings are steel. The low notes of the piano
contain a string per note, and asThey move the notes are composed of two and then three
Strings, which are all down the hammer, at the same time. The metal structure holds the
Strings in tension. Are the strings attached to metal spikes on the metal frame at one end and
other end is fixed with metal parts called pins. Tunes on a piano tightening or loosening the
Pin. The soundboard amplifies the vibrations of the strings through the resonance.
The keyboard is made of white keysand black keys. A regular piano usually has 88 keys,
but this can vary. The keys on the piano use the lever-principle to function. When you press down on
one of the keys on the keyboard, the rear part of the key rises and causes the escapement to push
the hammers down, bounce off the string, and return to its position. The damper rises so the strings
can vibrate at the same time the hammer touches the string.
The piano usually has two pedals, but some can have three. The pedal to the right is the
main pedal used in playing. This pedal is used to rise the damper and extend the sound. The pedal on
the left is used to play softer.
Now a day there are hundreds of prestigious piano brand names. Some which are
Bosendorfer, Baldwin, Steinway, Boston, Kawai, Kimbal, Petrof and Yamaha. A Grand Piano has a price
range from about ,000 to about 0,000. The most expensive piano in the world is an Alma-
Tadema Steinway which, was sold in an auction in 1998 for 1.2 million dollars. The piano was bought
by Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
