(WYTV)- Why are there 88 keys on a piano? Why not 44, or 200? Let’s go back to the days before the piano, when composers wrote for the harpsichord, which has just 60 keys, and each key is its ...

88-key weighted keyboards give you the authentic feel, sensitivity, and sound of a real acoustic piano—but you can carry them under one arm. A good 88-key weighted keyboard has, you guessed it ...

The flagship Kurzweil stage piano is the SP7 Grand. For just $2,000, it seems like a no-brainer, considering the 256 voices of polyphony, numerous effects, and 88 keys of hammer action.

Range Almost every modern piano has 88 keys, giving the instrument a range of seven octaves plus a minor third, from A0 to C8. Older pianos often have fewer keys. How to play When you press one of the ...

88 keys, 88 shades of musical bliss: described as the ‘king of instruments’ by Franz Liszt, the piano enchants with its sonic prowess and possibilities. It occupies a special place in the classical ...