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I am also a long-term pianist. I have always heard it categorized as percussion. That being said, percussion isn't necessarily the most useful category of a p

I am also a long-term pianist. I have always heard it categorized as percussion. That being said, percussion isn't necessarily the most useful category of a piano for purposes of physical modeling: after all, it's just a traveling wave generator along harmonic strings and an amplifier board. If anything it's more like a hammered dulcimer or hammering a guitar.

Rochus 4y ago
In which country are you? Have you heard that from your teacher? In my music encyclopedias, pianos and percussion instruments are always different categories, or see e.g. here: https://www.britannica.com/art/piano https://www.britannica.com/art/piano https://www.britannica.com/art/percussion-instrument https://www.britannica.com/art/percussion-instrument But of course it's just language, which is "the source of all misunderstandings", as they say. The physical modeling is a bit more complicated than you envisioned; e.g. https://www.modartt.com https://www.modartt.com, which is a great simulation, even has different physical models for different piano brands, taking into account the specific differences in materials and construction methods.