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    53 King Street
    Cobham, Berkshire KT11 2LH
    England

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    England

    Founded in April 2007 and following on from the

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    7 Berkely Road
    Dublin, County Dublin 7
    Republic of Ireland

    We have pianos for all standards. All pianos

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    Unit 2
    Europa Enterprise Park
    Midleton, County Cork
    Republic of Ireland

    We can supply all makes of new and reconditioned

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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.