Cookie Consent by Free Privacy Policy Generator Update cookies preferences

Newent Gloucestershire England

Newent

Browse Locations England » Gloucestershire » Newent


Featured Listings

  • Roberts Pianos (Oxford)

    87, St. Clements St
    Oxford, Oxfordshire OX4 1AR
    England

  • Abbey Piano Services Ltd

    Rookery Farm
    Radstock, Somerset BA3 4UL
    England

    Abbey Piano Services is run by a small team of

  • The Music Box

    3 Newham Street
    Bolton, Greater Manchester BL1 8QA
    England

    The Music Box was established over 25 years ago to

  • Gough & Davy

    Under the City Hall
    13 Paragon Street
    Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire HU1 3NA
    England

    Gough & Davy was established as a Piano retailer

  • Coach House Pianos

    878 Carmarthen Road
    Swansea, Swansea SA5 8HR
    Wales/Cymru

    Discover the special nature of a visit to our

Featured Classifieds

No featured classifieds

Blog Categories

Recent Blog Posts

No new blog posts

Recent Classifieds

No featured classifieds

New Events




Did You Know Piano Facts

1157
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.