How many keys are on a grand piano?

Question

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Answer 1

There are 88 keys one a piano. How do I know this? I'm a muiscian.

Answer 2

A 'real' acoustic piano is the best, but for a decent (i.e. not stored in someone's damp basement for the last 20 years having never been tuned) upright piano you'll be paying a few thousand dollars minimum. Sometimes that's just not an option. I'd suggest skipping anything called a "keyboard" and have a look at the digital pianos. When I first started looking at buying my own piano I was convinced I didn't want anything that plugged into the wall. Once I realized I wouldn't be able to afford a 'real' piano, the sales guy asked me what I had against digital. It had been a number of years since I'd played one (about 10 at that point), and he at least convinced me to sit down and try one. My goodness, have they ever come a long way! I am the proud owner of a Yamaha Clavinova now and wouldn't badmouth digital pianos every again. The keys aren't just weighted - they're perfectly weighted. I played piano all my life and don't notice the difference. And I have tried a number of "keyboards" in my life - they just aren't the same as a digital piano. It's also fully stereo so that you hit a lower note on your left and the sound resonates more from the left. You can adjust the brightness of tone to be what you consider to be the 'perfect' sound for a piano too. In fact, my only complaint about my Clavinova is the fact that the highest and lowest notes are always perfectly in tune. After growing up on pianos that were turned only once every few years, I'm not used to those notes being perfectly tuned and it sounds a bit wrong to me. Do give them a try at a piano store before completely dismissing digital pianos all together. Now that I'm not in university any more I could easily afford a real piano, but I just don't see the need any more as my Clavinova is just that good. Of course if you're thinking of getting into music professionally you'll want more, but as a practise piano if you have only a small apartment it's a good compromise then use the practise rooms on campus when you can.

Answer 3

88

Answer 4

88

Answer 5

88

Answer 6

88 keys

Answer 7

On a real grand piano, 88. On crappier keyboards there are less.

Answer 8

88 obviously, for the black keys, its starts out as 2 key clusters then three key clusters, then back to 2 and so on

i once owned an 88 key synthesizer. in the late 80's i was only 4 but i played better then dewey from malcolm in the middle

Answer 9

64

Answer 10

72