Piano is just 300 years old? There's more.

I've never seen the evolution of musical instruments referred to or even thought about it myself. Here's the timeline. Enjoy.

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deep_333 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,659 posts 03-08-2025 at 02:19pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Veena, a Indian stringed instrument has ~4000 years of documented history. , i.e fairly complex build, metallurgy required. "Simpler" wind instruments go ways back... For example, the didgeridoo (indigenous instrument of Terra Australis) goes back at least 20,000 years.
sargonicuse Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 15 posts 03-08-2025 at 02:59pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I love classical and jazz piano and factory tours! Here is a sample of piano factory tour documentaries available on YouTube (in alphabetical order but couldn't controll font sizes). All are fascinating and promise to bring new appreciation: Baldwin https://youtu.be/s0Csxv68jEs?si=G_egb0ScN97tpMtU Bluthner https://youtu.be/AhBAU6129Yg?si=_W6O0hopzObEkUYp Bosendorfer https://youtu.be/HDbMumNvUVQ?si=Qb-_tpkB_ho6A9F8 Kawai https://youtu.be/JiPFEqHogQY?si=W9Q8965CcdPSKOqo Steinway https://youtu.be/6rAhps4AkT8?si=BNMVpiJ9XYxPVjMJ Yamaha https://youtu.be/OeMab58WDF4?si=neg5UReAxbvccDm1
sargonicuse Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 15 posts 03-08-2025 at 03:04pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @richardbrand +1!