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steve0079
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String.
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its percussion because theres little hammers that hit the strings inside
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It is considered a string instrument, according to the Harvard Brief Dictionary of Music. Personally I think it is a different type altogether, a keyboard instrument, like an organ or a harpsicord.
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does the sound come from vibrating strings? must be string.
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While the sound and pitch of the instrument is created by the vibration of the strings, it is actually a percussion instrument. The vibration and therefore the sound is made by the percussive force of the hammers on the string. Symphonic Orchestras and even Wind Bands classify it as a percussion instrument. A harpsichord is closer to a string instrument because the strings are plucked rather than hammered. Some have taken to calling the piano a percussion string instrument but overall note that the sound results from a percussive blow.
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It's technically a percussion because of the hammers. However it can be included as a hybrid of percussion and string.
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I'm pretty sure it's a string instrument. It has strings, and even though they are hit by hammers, it's still strings making the sound. I've never heard it referred to as a percussion instrument before...
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I thought this was kind of an interesting answer provided by pianoeducation.org: Q: Is the piano a string instrument or a percussion instrument? A: The piano is really a "hybrid"--a combination of two types. It's a string instrument because the musical tones originate in the strings; and it's also a percussion instrument, because the strings are set into vibration by being struck with hammers. To be historically correct, it's classified as a "keyed zither" by musicologists. http://pianoeducation.org/pnopnfaq.html
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It depends who is playing it....;-D... . . .
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It could be classified as both a stringed instrument and a percussion instrument. It is also classified as a keyboard instrument. A hammered dulcimer, which is like a piano without the keys, is classified as a string instrument.
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It's a percussion instrument actually.
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It is a percussion instrument - this is because the hammers hit the strings.
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It is a percussion instrument, because the hammers are hitting the strings. A harp and a harpiscord is a string instrument, but a piano is a percussion instrument.
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Percussion. You strike the strings with hammers, not a bow. The vibrational length - and therefore the note/frequency - of the strings does not change with the application of fingers or any other implements. You can dampen the strings with pedals, but not shorten or lengthen them.
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it is mostly a percussion instrument with qualities of a string instrument. But since the sound actually comes from the hitting or hammering of the strings instead of a strumming or rubbing of them, they consider it a percussive instrument. The harpsichord is more a string instrument as the strings are plucked and not hit.
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string
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Percussion .
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percussion is what I have always herad.
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Actually both. When playing rock, the percussive nature is emphasized. When playing classical, the string nature comes foreward. It produces sound the same way with all types of music. Jazz is intermediate between classical and rock. The piano is related to the hammered dulcimer or cembalom.
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