The piano can be directly linked to two instruments of centuries past. The first is the clavichord, a box-like structure in which strings are stretched, and struck by metal blades to produce notes and pitches. The clavichord could be manipulated to produce different chords, but even at it’s best, could barely be heard by anyone other than the player. Intent upon creating a superior to the clavichord, musical engineers created the harpsichord. The harpsichord used a frame similar to modern grand-pianos, but ut

With the Big Band Era and the Swing Era between the 1920s and 1940s, the piano continued to be a major part of all music. The mellow sounds of 1950s love songs gave listeners soothing chords, while 50’s rock and roll produced amazing sounds and playful piano pieces. As disco began to sweep over America, musical engineers created new electrical instruments, including pianos. These new pianos could be programmed to play not only as a piano, but also as a flute, a clarinet, an organ, or even a dog. An added bonus of the new digital piano was that no tuning would ever be needed. From the 1960s to present day, the digital piano has been a vital part of almost all musical recording studios. This transformation exemplifies the piano’s evolution, in relationship to human music growth and change. Concert pianists, however, use only true grand pianos, perhaps to preserve the tradition set by early Europeans. Worldwide, the piano has lived a full and momentous life. Since the Steinway’s success, pianos have been used for recreation, employment, entertainment, and education. Though the piano has had many different faces, the general intent of all players was (and is) to bring joy to someone’s day. The piano is not only a musical instrument, but an instrument of internal harmony. From it’s origination as a little tiny clavichord, to the unblemished beautiful grand pianos of today, the piano has and always will be one of the centerpieces of all kinds of music.

Though Germany and England received most of the glory for pianos of the eighteenth century, piano makers in France contributed to improved modifications of English and German versions. A piano maker named Sebastian Erard (and his brother) took elements of the English Grand Actio

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