By Euronews
Pianos have had a standard 88 keys since 1880. The only piano maker in Australia has completed one with 108 keys.
Australia's last remaining piano maker has decided to expand the instrument into a world first: it has 108 keys.
Completed in September 2018 by Stuart & Sons in their workshops in New South Wales, this nine octave phenomenon achieved frequencies hitherto uncharted in the world of acoustic pianos.
From a modest four octaves at the very beginning of the 18th century, pianos developed to have a standard 88 keys (just over seven octaves) since 1880.
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