How many keys does the piano have?

In this brief article I will try to answer frequently asked questions about the technical characteristics and the device of the piano. You will learn how many keys a piano has, why pedals are needed, and much more. I will use the question and answer format. At the end you will find a surprise. So… .

Question: How many keys does the piano have? - one of the most popular questions ....

Answer: The piano keyboard consists of 88 keys, of which 52 are white and 36 are black. Some old tools have 85 keys.

Question: What are piano sizesIs it possible to lift it on the elevator?

Answer: The standard parameters of the piano are 1480x1160x580 mm, that is, 148 cm in length, 116 cm in height, and 58 cm in depth (or width). Of course, not every piano model has such dimensions: you can find out the exact data from the passport of a specific model. To these same average sizes one should keep in mind a possible difference of ± 5 cm in length and height. As for the second question, the piano does not fit in the passenger elevator, it can only be transported in a freight elevator.

Question: How much does the piano weigh?

Answer: Ordinary piano weight approximately 200 ± 5 kg. Tools heavier than 205 kg, as a rule, are rare, but quite often you can find a tool that weighs less than 200 kg - 180-190 kg.

Question: What music stand and what is it for?

Answer: The music stand is a music stand attached to the piano keyboard cover or covering the piano's virbelbank. For what you need a music stand, I think it is now clear.

Question: What are piano pedals for?

Answer: Piano pedals are needed to make the game more expressive. When you press the pedal, the sound color changes. When the right pedal is used, the strings of the piano are released from the dampers, the sound is enriched by the overtones of the overtones and does not cease to sound, even if you release the key. When you take the left pedal, the sound becomes quiet and narrower.

Question: What is the difference between a piano and a piano?

Answer: Nothing. The piano is a type of piano. Another kind of piano is the piano. Thus, the piano is not a specific instrument, but only a common name for two similar keyboards.

Question: To which group of musical instruments does the piano, string or percussion belong?

Answer: It is impossible to unambiguously determine the place of the piano in such a classification of musical instruments. By the way of playing the piano, it can be referred to the percussion and string-pinch group (sometimes pianists play directly on the strings), according to the sound source - to chordophones (strings) and percussion idiophones (self-sounding instruments, for example, if you play on the body) .

It turns out that the piano in the classical tradition of performing art should be interpreted as a shock chordophone. However, nobody considers pianists as drummers or string players, so I consider it possible to allocate the piano into a separate category of classification.

Before you leave this page, I suggest you listen to one piano masterpiece performed by a brilliant pianist of our time - Denis Matsueva.

Sergey Rakhmaninov - Prelude in G Minor