The History of Keyboards

Piano
Invented
The piano was invented by Bartolommeo Cristofori in the early 18th century.
Construction
A musical instrument consisting of a number of wire strings stretched over a metal frame, which are hit by felt-covered wooden hammers operated by a keyboard. the grand piano, or vertical, as in the upright piano.
Action
Strings stretched over a metal frame, which are hit by felt-covered wooden hammers.
Synthesiser
Invented
A device that reproduces the sounds of conventional musical instruments and also produces a variety of artificial tones by means of electronic oscillators, whose sig…