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recent listings keys and keyboards this article provides a short history of keys and keyboard compass. the german word "klavier," which can refer to any keyboard instrument, possibly derives from the greek word "cava" which means club (because most of the early organ keys were hit not played); but it
, there was an organ at winchester cathedral, it had stops and two manuals, probably consisting of lever type keys, all naturals with no accidentals, taking, it is said, three men to play it. the organ was the first instrument with a keyboard, and the weight of its keys, like that of many other instruments...
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