Pianos and organs belong to the keyboard family of musical instruments which also includes pipe organs, hurdy gurdy, clavichord, harpsichord, accordions and many more. The organ is the oldest keyboard instrument. Pianos appeared in the 18th century and quickly became popular, because they enable the player to vary the volume of sound by varying the force with which the keys are struck. Another name for piano is "piano-forte", which means "soft-loud" in Italian. The Bob Shop piano and organ shop stocks a huge variety of pianos, clavichords and organs to suit every application and to meet all needs.