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Beverley East Riding of Yorkshire England

Beverley


Featured Listings

  • Renaissance Music Piano Centre

    81 Myddleton Rd
    London
    Bounds Green, London N22 8NE
    England

    Piano specialists offering new, used and

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    C/O Unit 4 Pantheon Park, Wednesfield way
    Wolverhampton, West Midlands WV11 3DS
    England

    Donner is a musical instrument online store.

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    28 Stamford New Road
    Altrincham, Cheshire WA14 1EJ
    England

    If you are not near to a Dawsons store, you can

  • Horsham Piano Centre

    1 Queen Street
    Horsham, West Sussex RH13 5AA
    England

    The Horsham Piano Centre was established in 1980

  • J.G.Windows

    Central Arcade
    Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear NE1 5BP
    England

    JG Windows Ltd is one the UK's longest established




Did You Know Piano Facts

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Around the middle of the twelfth century we find the keyed monochord, which was developed further, several strings being added, until eventually we recognize the clavichord. A tangent was fitted to the back of each key, which when raised contacted the single string, and facilitated simultaneous notes. The tangent acted as a bridge determining the speaking length of the string. A mute was fitted to the non-speaking length, so when the key was released the note stopped singing.