KeyboardsWestern
Piano
Eighty-eight keys, each a lever that throws a felt hammer at a string.
Look inside
Tap a name to learn about it
This is an upright piano. Tap any label or part to see what it does and hear it. Press “Look inside” and the piano comes apart into its 10 pieces, including the hidden ones.
Each key is a tiny see-saw: press one end down and a hammer flies up.
Coming soon on this page
- Keys, hammers, strings and dampers
- The three pedals
- Grand versus upright
- Why it is both a string and a percussion instrument