A key structure which is capable of giving a woody appearance to the key,
and increasing the freedom of mounting at least one functional part
formed as a separate part from the key structure, while maintaining
excellent machinability. An upper plate has an increased width part
corresponding to an end of a white key toward a player. In the key
structure, a wood part is secured to the lower surface of at least the
increased width part of the upper plate, and has an increased width part
having substantially the same width as the increased width part of the
upper plate. The key structure is mountable in a keyboard apparatus, for
functioning as a white key pivotally moved by key-depressing operation. A
recess is formed in a part of the wood part including the increased width
part, which opens downward and has a width (W0) not less than 50% and not
more than 80% of the width (B0) of the increased width part of the wood
part.