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Originally posted by Ishkur Actually, a harpsichord is not percussion. That's the difference between piano and harpsichord: a piano has a bell that strikes the strings. A harpsichord plucks them. Piano is percussion. Harpsichord is not.

Where does a clavichord stand? Would I again be incorrect to assume that it is percussion?

A Clavichord is, I believe, a plucked vibrating reed. I think. So...no.

I should look this up.

After googling.

"The clavichord had a very simple action. When pressed, the key lifted a tangent, a small copper square, which struck the string, as well as lifting a damper, which allowed the strings vibration to be sustained as long as the key was held4. The clavichord had one string per key, sometimes one for two keys, while a modern grand piano contains up to three strings per key. While the small tangent and the small number of strings made the clavichord a very quiet instrument, the tangent allowed for Crescendos and Diminuendos (gradual dynamic changes), as well as some semblance of a dynamic range. Of the early stringed keyboards, the clavichord was the most similar to the piano."
http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/Stu...storypiano.html
^^ a great read!