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Classically, they were made of ebony wood, but ebony is much too scarce and expensive to be used now, so today they are made of a very hard wood (typically maple or rosewood) polished very smooth, and coated with a plastic resin or black lacquer.,

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Black piano keys were originally made of ebony. Over the past several decades, the construction of piano keys has moved away from ebony and ivory to plastic.

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Black piano keys traditionally made from ebony.

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The black keys are ebony. The white keys are ivory.

This was inspiration for Paul McCartney when he wrote the song "Ebony and Ivory" which he recorded with Stevie Wonder. :)

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They used to be made of ivory, but now they are normally made of plastic.

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It's made of wood

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