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  • Hayes Music Limited

    4A Empress Park
    Empress Road, Southampton
    Southampton, Hampshire SO14 0JX
    England

    Established in 2004, we supply and repair the

  • The Piano Shop Kent

    The Estate Yard
    Eridge
    Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN3 9JR
    England

    The Piano Shop Kent is near Tunbridge Wells on the

  • Warner Pianos

    217 Boxley Rd
    Maidstone, Kent ME14 2BH
    England

    Sales of new and nearly new pianos from the

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    14 Elm Row
    City of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH7 4AA
    Scotland

    We have been Established for 30 years and have a

  • Rimmers Music Ltd (Leyland)

    Ambrose House
    20, Chapel Brow
    Preston, Lancashire PR5 2NE
    England

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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.