Spinet
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A spinet is a smaller type of harpsichord or other keyboard instrument, such as a piano or organ.
Spinet built in 1765 by Johann Heinrich Silbermann. Bachhaus, Eisenach, Germany. Click for a more detailed view, revealing the use of bookmatched veneering.
Spinet by Zenti from 1637, now in the Musical Instrument Museum in Brussels
Girl at a Spinet, 1871 painting by Gabriel von Max
A sumptuously decorated pentagonal spinet from 1577 by Annibale dei Rossi; 49 keys
Piano
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A piano is a keyboard instrument that produces sound when its keys are pressed, activating an action mechanism where hammers strike strings. Modern pianos have a row of 88 black and white keys—with th
Spinet
…A spinet is a smaller type of harpsichord or other keyboard instrument, such as a piano or organ. When the term spinet is used to designate a harpsichord, typically what is meant is the bentside spinet, described in this section. For other…
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Piano droit Weinbach
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The 1726 Cristofori piano in the Musikinstrumenten-Museum in Leipzig