| The idea of designing a piano is from an older | | | | Clavichords: These instruments were very soft and no |
| instrument called the harp which was designed before | | | | matter how hard you slammed down the keys. It could |
| the birth of Christ. This instrument "Harp" exist in | | | | not make them any louder than this. |
| ancient Greece. At some point, an enterprising young | | | | |
| go-getter named Fred conceived of a peculiar notion. | | | | Organs: No matter whether it is large or small organs. |
| Fred decided to change the concept of piano by | | | | In churches they accompany liturgical music and it |
| plucking the strings with mechanical device and not by | | | | have been around for centuries. |
| plucking the strings with fingers. This idea of a harp | | | | |
| operated by keys is the first primitive keyboard. | | | | Cristofori: It is credited with inventing and building the |
| In the fourteenth century, the idea of designing a | | | | first piano. Pianoforte is Cristofori's new instrument. |
| keyboard was envisioned and sketched. Coincidentally, | | | | Italian's combines the words for soft (piano) and loud |
| it is the last time the Cubs won the World Series. An | | | | or strong (forte). |
| interesting story of instrument design, innovation and | | | | In the European tradition, piano-building has been |
| invention proceeded over the next five centuries. The | | | | continued by makers such as Steinway, Bosendorfer |
| modern piano was invented in the early 1700s before | | | | and Baldwin. Some companies have been affected by |
| the precursor and there were three instruments which | | | | industrial-age factory methods and automated |
| were used to play the keyboard music. | | | | procedures but still maintain an ethic that hand-crafting |
| | | | of important parts is essential. The strong points tend |
| Harpsichord: If you are the fan of Baroque music of | | | | to be consistency and play ability, these pianos are |
| the seventeenth and early eighteenth century Bach, | | | | developed by Japan which has got into the act with |
| you have heard about the contemporaries which are | | | | high quality pianos built largely by machines. Yamaha |
| nothing but the sound of a harpsichord. | | | | and Kawai are some of the companies which have |
| | | | established reputations for their excellent instruments. |