- Keyboard instrument - A musical instrument, resembling a small organ and
especially designed for church music, in which the tones are produced
by forcing air by means of a bellows so as to cause the vibration of
free metallic reeds. It is now made with one or two keyboards, and has
pedals and stops.
- Early piano - Keyboard instrument - Old piano-like instrument - Old triangular shaped piano - Precursor of the piano - A harp-shaped instrument of music set horizontally on
legs, like the grand piano, with strings of wire, played by the
fingers, by means of keys provided with quills, instead of hammers, for
striking the strings. It is now superseded by the piano.
- Keyboard instrument - Olden instrument - Upright piano - A keyed instrument of music resembling a harpsichord, but
smaller, with one string of brass or steel wire to each note, sounded
by means of leather or quill plectrums or jacks. It was formerly much
used. - A spinny.