In order to manipulate sound without having direct contact with the strings of their instruments, pianists and harpsichordists use a keyboard mechanism.
It act as an intermediary to allow for physical input to become output. This output will depend on the type of object the keyboard is in.
A keyboard on an instrument such as a piano, will convert the physical input of pianists into musical ouput by touching the strings of the piano.
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