A typical piano has 88 keys spanning just over seven octaves. There are other, smaller keyboards or synthesizers that have fewer keys – most come in increments of 25, 32, 49, 61 or 72 keys.

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On 18th century pianos, the black and white keys were reversed: a black keyboard with white accidentals, as a clear way to separate the half-tones from the whole tones. This was the case for any ...