Why are there 88 keys on a piano? Why not 44, or 200? Let’s go back to the days before the piano, when composers wrote for the harpsichord, which has just 60 keys, and each key is ...

Other manufacturers followed suit, and Steinway’s model has been the standard ever since. An 88-key piano has seven octaves plus three lower notes (B, B flat and A) below the bottom C. It has 52 white ...

CG Matter modified his keyboard to a pattern of three white keys and a black key that automatically moves to the next notes ...

Real users weigh in on how major electric piano and keyboard brands stack up -- based on feel, sound, and whether they're ...