Toy Piano
A toy piano is a small piano with no strings.
The facts
- Shelf
- Music
- Kind
- Built from a recipe
- Sound
- Yes
- Licenses
- Own work (made in the page)
How to play, in the Playground
Tap or drag along the keys to play them, or tap the case to play Twinkle, Twinkle.
Its controls
| Control | Kind | Range | Start |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play Twinkle, Twinkle | Tap | ||
| Play | Button | ||
| Strike | Button | ||
| Color | Color | #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.
