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The "average" piano has 88 keys, of these, 36 are black keys commonly known as "sharps" and 52 are white keys. There are also some pianos made with 85 keys (or less) and some with more than 88! (The Bosendorfer concert grand has 92, the Imperial model has 96 ).
The 88 notes span 7 octaves from low A to high A (+3 notes).
There are digital pianos with 88 keys and weighted actions.
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Originally posted by Piano World: (The Bosendorfer concert grand has 92, the Imperial model has 96 ).
Oh yeah, I forgot about those. Are there any pieces that actually use those keys? What year did those become part of the piano? (ie what era could have written for them?)
Other than that, they're there for the richer sound from sympathetic vibration/overtones I'm assuming?
I was born the year Glenn Gould stop playing concerts. Coincidence?
Originally posted by Piano World: [b] (The Bosendorfer concert grand has 92, the Imperial model has 96 ).
Oh yeah, I forgot about those. Are there any pieces that actually use those keys? What year did those become part of the piano? (ie what era could have written for them?)
Other than that, they're there for the richer sound from sympathetic vibration/overtones I'm assuming? [/b]
Check out the lively discussion about this we're having over at the "Bösendorfer/Steinway" conversation. Fun!
