The multi-named thumb piano is quite an important foundational instrument for contemporary music all over the world, although it's perhaps not always recognized as such. In Congo, colonial era ...

What are they? "Thumb piano" is a generic, westernised name for a range of different sub-Saharan lamellophones (instruments played by plucking tuned fixed metal tines or keys). Usually, thumb piano ...

A robotic extra thumb can be controlled well enough by some people to be used while playing piano. Since 2015, Aldo Faisal at Imperial College London and his colleagues have been developing a robotic ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Wood box thumb piano with forty metal ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. A small thumb piano made from a ...