How important is polyphony?

Pianoted at 15h21
21
Jun
2010
How important is polyphony?

This word sounds a bit strange to me, but I gather it means the number of notes a piano can sound simultaneously without cutting off notes. I read somewhere that if the number of notes played exceeds the given polyphony, the piano/keyboard cuts off the extra notes, usually the ones first played.

Does this only refer to digital pianos or keyboards, can a normal piano have a low polyphony?

So how important is polyphony and what d
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