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Period: 1 CE to 1000
First ancestor
There was a first instrument that lead to the dulcimer which lead to the clavichord which lead to the piano. All that is known about this instrument is that it was a string instrument. -
Period: 1000 to 1300
Mechanism inspiration
The Dulcimer is introduced to music, with the same mechanisms the piano will one day have. -
Period: 1300 to 1500
keyboard period
The clavichord is introduced. The clavichord was one of the first instruments to use a keyboard and was a monumental step toward the invention of the piano. The clavichord used rods to strike and vibrate strings. -
Period: 1500 to
Copy cat period
The harpsichord looks and sounds like the piano. The only difference is the lack of keys. -
Period: to
The prototype
Bartolomeo Cristofori invented the first piano to solve the lack of volume control he had with pianos. -
Period: to
Modern piano
As the years have gone by, pianos have gotten better and better, with better tuning.