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Bartolomeo Cristofori

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Profession
Inventor
Died
Jan 27, 1731
Zodiac
Taurus
Born in
PaduaItaly
About
Italian instrument maker who invented the piano and was employed by the Medici family. He was also skilled at building existing instruments, such as the clavicytherium or upright harpsichord and the standard Italian harpsichord.
Family
His life was poorly documented. All that remained were his birth and death records, two wills, bills he sent to clients, and one interview conducted by Scipione Maffei. His family was residing in Padua in the Republic of Venice when he was born.

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