Toy Piano

A toy piano is a keyboard instrument resembling a piano, originally marketed as a "toy" version of a piano for children. The distinctive sound of a toy piano comes from its tuned metal bars, which are struck by hammers—conventional pianos use strings, not bars. As a result, the toy piano usually produces a rather tinny timbre.

They Might Be Giants and, in solo work, John Linnell, have utilized the sound of a toy piano on a few occasions. This may have been through sampling, sound synthesis, or the use of an actual toy piano or similar instrument.

Songs featuring toy piano

• And Mom And Kid
• Columbia
• David Dinkins
• DeWitt Clinton
• Dinner Bell
• Feast Of Lights
• I Broke My Own Rule
• I Can Add
• John Purroy Mitchel
• Lazy
• Meet The Elements
• My Brother The Ape
• O We
• The Vowel Family (Jebediah Deeply plays a Jaymar toy piano in the music video for this song; the same one featured in The Long Grift's video.)
• This Is Only Going To Go One Way
• Tiny Doctors
• We've Got A World That Swings