There's a standard set of black and white keys on a traditional piano, but some may have less depending on size. Here's the reason behind the number.

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 ...

There's a standard set of black and white keys on a traditional piano, but some may have less depending on size. Here's the reason behind the number.

This curious Sinhakken model, spotted by a pianist at a Musical Instruments Fair in Japan, does just that. With no black keys fitted, the 52 white keys take up the full space of the keyboard. With no ...

The keyboard arranged more-or-less like that of the Steinway has been the default interface for the fingers (and sometimes the feet) for at least 600 years: twelve keys per octave, with seven on ...

But some musicians are learning other keyboard instruments, and feel like better artists for it. ... Piano keys are black and white; now, Chen is working with shades between.

The Instrument 1 is currently being offered as a reward with a Kickstarter pledge of $349 (about AU$450 or £230) for the black or white version, which ships globally, or $899 for the Nashville ...