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The Pianoforte's Invention and Frame Evolution
The article traces Cristofori as the pioneer of the pianoforte, notes Marius and Schroeter contributions, and chronicles the move from wood to metal frames. It details early hammer action, 18th-century models, and the eventual adoption of iron frames and tubular braces, highlighting key inventors in England, Scotland, and America and their roles in strengthening the instrument for modern performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cristofori
Marius
Schroeter
Zartolommeo Cristofori
Christoph Gottlieb Schroeter
Ferdinando Dei Medici
Florence
Italy
Germany
Scipione Maffei
Nuova
Académie Royale Des Sciences
John Crosby Brown
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
Allessandro Kraus
A. J. Hipkins
Novello, Ewer & Co
London
Signora
Ernesta Mocenni Martelli
Grand Ducal Palace
Siena
Signora Martelli
Signor
Cosino Conti
Martelli
Bartholomaus di Christophorus Palacinus
Florentia
Cavaliere
Puliti
Cesare Ponsicchi
Speare
William Pole
Dr. Rimbault
Hipkins
Pole
Rimbault
John Isaa Hawkins
United States
William Allen
Alpheus Babcock
Boston
Jonas Chickering