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Thread #143920   Message #3324376
Posted By: John P
18-Mar-12 - 02:07 AM
Thread Name: Wanted: not a piano
Subject: RE: Wanted: not a piano
Clavichord, clavicytherium, virginal, celesta. The one clavichord I've played was very quiet. The celesta doesn't have strings -- the hammers strike tuned pieces of metal. Sort of like a music box with more range and a keyboard.

There's also a type of hammered dulcimer called the "piano dulcimer" because the notes are linear and in the same pattern as the black and white keys on a keyboard.