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For centuries, keyboards were used to play organ pipes. But in the 15th century, they began to be used to play strings, and the hArpsichord was born. Pressing a key plucked a string, with each string playing a note. The piano arrived in the 18th century, with its sophisticated keyboard of white And blAck keys. Pianos use hammers to strike the strings, so the notes can be played loudly or quietly depending on how hard the key is pressed.
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Violin The smallest, highest-pitched member of the string family is the violin. Developed in the 16th century, the invention is usually attributed to Italian AndreA AmAti, who made an early version to entertain King Charles IX of France. The instrument was enhanced over the following two centuries into the wooden wonder we know today. This example was made by famous Italian violin-maker Antonio Stradivari in 1709. 94
