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Originally Posted by HodgdonExtreme
I recently had reason to look this up, and my readings indicated the piano is considered both or either stringed/percussion.
Do you know otherwise?
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Yeah, I just looked into my piano and lo and behold, do you know what I saw? Hammers hitting strings, not plucking them or rubbing against them...striking them. Instruments are divided out according to the means by which sound is produced. Therefore, a harpsichord is a stringed instrument like a lute because both instruments are plucked. A piano might have strings, but they don't move unless you strike them.