I love music and I can play the piano. Can you play any instruments?
Yes! I actually play the acoustic stringed instrument, the piano also. They were invented in Italy around the year 1700. What's your favorite type of music to play?
I did not know they were originally Italian! I like classical music. I have an upright piano. 
Cool! Many people don't realize but the word "piano" is actually short for the word "pianoforte".
I guess piano is easier! When did you start playing?
the stronger the attack. The name was created as a contrast to harpsichord, a musical instrument that does not allow variation in volume. The first fortepianos in the 1700s had a quieter sound and smaller dynamic range.
An acoustic piano usually has a protective wooden case surrounding the soundboard and metal strings, which are strung under great tension on a heavy metal frame. Pressing one or more keys on the piano's keyboard causes a padded hammer (typically padded with firm felt) to strike the strings. The hammer rebounds from
worked a lot with simulating stringed instruments, so it's always good for us to get some people in and play the real thing. I suppose strings and piano are our instruments of preference; those are the sounds we like to work with. That timbre, you know? In terms of writing music — not that we really write music per se, but say we did write music, we'd write it for strings and piano." Adding, "A lot of times when we get musicians into the studio we