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There are 88 keys and no quite three times as many strings (without looking it up I'll guess two and a half).
The richness of a piano's tone comes from the harmonics (overtones) generated when a particular key is struck.
Strike a key and listen.
Then find a way (having several friends over helps) to dampen ALL the strings except the ones for that particular key. Now strike it.
Very different.
There is also a difference in tone when you dampen some of the extra strings on the mid-range keys.
As far as I know you can't really reproduce these effects on an electronic keyboard.
Man, I miss having a piano.
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