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Toy Piano

Toy Piano, a still.

A toy piano is a small piano with no strings.

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Shelf
Music
Kind
Built from a recipe
Sound
Yes
Licenses
Own work (made in the page)

How to play

Tap or drag along the keys to play them, or tap the case to play Twinkle, Twinkle.

Its controls

ControlKindRangeStart
Play Twinkle, TwinkleTap
PlayButton
StrikeButton
ColorColor#c8202e

About it

A toy piano is a small piano with no strings. Each key works a tiny hammer, and the hammer strikes a metal rod held at one end, which rings like a little bell. Shorter rods sound higher, so the rods get shorter from left to right. Toy pianos were first made in the 1800s, and the composer John Cage wrote a whole suite for one in 1948.

This one has 18 keys, from C up to the F an octave and a half higher, and its back and lid are open so you can see inside. Tap a key and its hammer swings up and strikes its rod, which shivers as the note rings. Tap anywhere else to hear “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.” Pick its color in the Splash tab.

Details

Splats
Opens at 200,000 at Mid Detail, 60,032 at Low, and up to 640,000 at Max

Sources and credits

Made in Splashery. Its code is MIT.

Share it

This link opens it in the Playground. To put it on your own page, add the element and one script tag. Every option.

https://splashery.app/play/?toy=toy-piano
<script type="module" src="https://splashery.app/play/src/element.js"></script>
<splashery-toy toy="toy-piano"></splashery-toy>

Nearby

  1. Grand PianoA grand piano is a keyboard instrument whose strings lie flat under a lid shaped like a wing.
  2. Upright PianoAn upright piano stands its strings on end, so a full piano fits against a wall.
  3. HarpsichordA harpsichord plucks its strings instead of striking them.
  4. Electronic KeyboardAn electronic keyboard makes its sounds with circuits instead of strings.