In Florence around 1700, the Italian instrument maker Bartolomeo Cristofori made a breakthrough now credited with paving the way towards the modern piano: for plucked strings, he substituted a ...

History The piano is a keyboard instrument descended from early instruments like the clavichord and harpsichord, which used strings inside the instrument's body which were plucked or struck. But it's ...

Throughout the instrument’s evolution, there have been pianos with as many as six or more pedals! But over many years of development, and a little trial and error, piano makers have arrived at the ...