history: I learned to play piano as a child, but probably couldn't find middle C now as an adult.
knowledge: The piano is an acoustic, stringed musical instrument invented in Italy by Bartolomeo Cristofori around the year 1700 (the exact year is uncertain), in which the strings are struck by hammers.
response: Ah, I see. Did you know that the piano was invented sometime around 1700 in Italy?
history: I learned to play piano as a child, but probably couldn't find middle C now as an adult.
Ah, I see. Did you know that the piano was invented sometime around 1700 in Italy?
How many strings does a piano have?
knowledge: It is played using a keyboard, which is a row of keys (small levers) that the performer presses down or strikes with the fingers and thumbs of both hands to cause the hammers to strike the strings.
response: No idea. It's played using a keyboard, a row of keys.
history: I learned to play piano as a child, but probably couldn't find middle C now as an adult.
Ah, I see. Did you know that the piano was invented sometime around 1700 in Italy?
How many strings does a piano have?
No idea. It's played using a keyboard, a row of keys.
I know it has 88  keys.  Maybe there is one string for every key?  I'm not sure.
knowledge: An acoustic piano usually has a protective wooden case surrounding the soundboard and metal strings, which are strung under great tension on a heavy metal frame.
response: I'm not sure, either, but I know the strings on an acoustic piano are strung on a heavy metal frame which sits in a wooden case.
history: I learned to play piano as a child, but probably couldn't find middle C now as an adult.
Ah, I see. Did you know that the piano was invented sometime around 1700 in Italy?
How many strings does a piano have?
No idea. It's played using a keyboard, a row of keys.
I know it has 88  keys.  Maybe there is one string for every key?  I'm not sure.
I'm not sure, either, but I know the strings on an acoustic piano are strung on a heavy metal frame which sits in a wooden case.
Acoustic, meaning it doesn't plug in, like the electronic keyboards?
knowledge: An acoustic piano usually has a protective wooden case surrounding the soundboard and metal strings, which are strung under great tension on a heavy metal frame.
response: It's beyond me. I just know there's a wooden case surrounding the strings and soundboard.
history: I learned to play piano as a child, but probably couldn't find middle C now as an adult.
Ah, I see. Did you know that the piano was invented sometime around 1700 in Italy?
How many strings does a piano have?
No idea. It's played using a keyboard, a row of keys.
I know it has 88  keys.  Maybe there is one string for every key?  I'm not sure.
I'm not sure, either, but I know the strings on an acoustic piano are strung on a heavy metal frame which sits in a wooden case.
Acoustic, meaning it doesn't plug in, like the electronic keyboards?
It's beyond me. I just know there's a wooden case surrounding the strings and soundboard.
Ah, OK. Do you know who invented the piano?
knowledge: The piano is an acoustic, stringed musical instrument invented in Italy by Bartolomeo Cristofori around the year 1700 (the exact year is uncertain), in which the strings are struck by hammers.
response: It was invented by a person named Bartolomeo Cristofori.