i have taken formal music lessons since i was 5.
[{"role": "system", "content": "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. 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. The word \"piano\" is a shortened form of \"pianoforte\", the Italian term for the early 1700s versions of the instrument, which in turn derives from \"gravicembalo col piano e forte\" and \"fortepiano\". The Italian musical terms \"piano\" and \"forte\" indicate \"soft\" and \"loud\" respectively, in this context referring to the variations in volume (i.e., loudness) produced in response to a pianist's touch or pressure on the keys: the greater the velocity of a key press, the greater the force of the hammer hitting the strings, and the louder the sound of the note produced and the stronger the attack. The first fortepianos in the 1700s had a quieter sound and smaller dynamic range. 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.\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Have you ever played the piano?  It's an instrument invented in Italy around the year 1700"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yeah I played it a few times. It is an amazing instrument."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Even though it was created back in the 17th century, it is still widely played today - our church has a piano player every Sunday."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I like to go to dueling piano bars. They make great accessories to night clubs."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "You know, for a long time after it's invention it was so expensive.  It's good that it's not as hard to own one now."}, {"role": "user", "content": "That is true. Also, there are electronic keyboards that are almost as good as the real thing."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yes, the electronic ones are capable of recreating a wide range of instrument sounds, even a pipe organ - so they are very versatile."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Plus they can fit in areas where a piano could not. I'm thinking of apartment buildings."}]