I've always wanted to learn the piano, an acoustic instrument invented in Italy.
Yea the piano looks really hard to play. Are there different types?
Well there is the electric piano. It is not to be confused with the keyboard, because it actually has metal strings.
How many keys are on a typical piano?
There are usually 88 keys which are pressed down to cause hammers to strike strings.
That is a lot. Would you happen to know when the piano was invented?
It was invented around 1700 but the exact year is uncertain. The inventor was an Italian named Bartolomeo Cristofori.