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Is a piano a stringed instrument?

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15y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Yes ... and no!

Yes, because it has strings ... No, because the method to produce sounds uses a percussive effect, therefore, it is technically it is a member of the percussion family, as well as the string family.

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