In selecting a piano keyboard to be given as a Christmas present, we considered two main criteria. It had to be (1) an excellent performer and provide a real piano experience and (2) be available at a reasonable price. And…
Keyboard for Christmas
Author: Robert Hinds
88 Key Weighted Piano keyboard Story
The beginning of 88 Key Weighted keyboard It was at the end of the 17th century when, at the court of the Medici in Florence, a certain Bartolomeo Cristofori invented the ancestors of what today are known as the grand…
Interesting facts about pianos
Invented some 200 years ago, in Italy. Based on the harpsichord, they differed in that a hammer struck the string where’s the harpsichord plucked the string. Incidentally the harpsichord was based on the harp. That change in how the note…
Instruments with a Keyboard
In the world of keyboards everyone knows the piano and its derivatives, grand piano, upright piano. But we thought it would be fun to look at other instruments that also have keyboards. Starting with the mechanical keyboards Celesta The world…
Famous Grand Piano Manufacturers
Just as with violins so too grand pianos have a rich heritage of master craftsman. Here we list some of them and a brief overview of their various histories. Although many try to list the top ten or top twenty…