Not A Zebra


I am black and white, but not a zebra I can be flat as a paper, 
or sharp as a knife I flip open and closed, yet I am not a door
I can be quiet as silence, and yet loud as an orchestra.  I 
often appear in cartoons, killing a few. 
What am I? 
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Answer:
A piano.