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    How many keys are on a full sized keyboard?

    Question #101381. Asked by IcrPortugal. (Dec 01 08 10:08 AM)


    Matthew_07

    		88

    The chromatic compass of keyboard instruments has tended to increase. Harpsichords often extended over five octaves (61+ keys) in the 18th century, while most pianos manufactured since about 1870 have 88 keys.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_keyboard

    Dec 01 08, 10:11 AM
    guitargoddess

    		However, if you mean a computer keyboard, a standard Windows keyboard has 104 keys

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_keyboard

    Dec 01 08, 3:09 PM
    Arpeggionist

    		And the Bösendorfer Imperial Grand piano has 99 keys, if you wish to call that "full sized". (At least, the one I saw had 99 - from low C to high D. The Wiki answer is incomplete.)

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%B6sendorfer

    Dec 01 08, 4:08 PM
    queproblema

    		Also see Questions 99581 and 40445.

    http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question99581.html
    http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question40445.html

    Dec 01 08, 7:15 PM
    horseriderluvr

    		I counted myself!!! I got 88. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_keyboard

    Dec 02 08, 7:03 PM

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