Frame on which a plurality of keys are operably mounted has a continuous
surface defining a channel-shaped concave section extending in a
direction where the keys are arranged, and a body section in which the
frame is mounted has a supporting surface that contacts opposite sides of
an opening of the channel-shaped concave section of the frame. The
opposite sides of the opening of the channel-shaped concave section of
the frame are fixed to the supporting surface of the body section. Thus,
a closed-section structure is formed by the channel-shaped concave
section of the frame and the supporting surface of the body section,
which constitutes a semi monocoque structure extending in the
key-arranged direction. Such a structure can enhance bending rigidity and
twisting rigidity relative to the key-arranged direction.