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Bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori had built harpsichords, however he discovered that hapsichords only reach a ceartain volume, its softness and loudness could not be varied while playing
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Bartolomeo developed the harpsichord into the piano
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Johann Andreas Stein (1728-1792), who was also a former apprentice of Silberman from 1749 to 1750, went on to develop the Viennese actionin 1772. The hammers are centred to a metal spring clip fixture onthe keys called a Kapsel with the heads of the hammers towards theplayer and the shanks being set horizontally and parallel to the keys.
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created by Johann Schmidt of Salzburg, Austria
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The typical compass for the piano was now six octaves, by this time the piano may be said to have taken over from the harpsichord in popularity.
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Thomas Loud of London improved the upright piano by running the strings diagonally
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the adaptations and inventions in the industrial revolution helped to improve the sound of the piano
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Steinweg changed its name to Steinway of America and the Steinway piano firm was founded. Steinway is one of the most famous piano making firms in America.
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the first automatic pkayer piano was patented by Edward H. Leveaux of England
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William Fleming recieved a patent to use electricity in a player piano