It was invented by Bartolomeo Cristofori in early 18th century.
giraffes invented the giraffe piano
The Upright Piano was invented in 1826.
the first piano was invented by bartolomeo cristofori
so was the harp invented before the piano
Bartolomeo Cristofori invented the piano.
if you meant by who invented the piano, it is Bartolomeo cristofori
The generally accepted answer is around 1720 by Cristofori who invented the hammer escapement action, where hammers strike the strings and there is control over dynamics.There were a lot of innovations that occurred over then next century and a half. The grand piano, with a cast iron frame, trichord treble strings, modern action, overstrung, copper wrapped bass strings, as we know it today was pretty much standardized by the mid to late 1800sSource(s):http://www.piano.christophersmit.com/ind…From:http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080531012751AAhRXrr
The automatic player piano was invented by Heneri Fourneaux in the year 1863. =]
Harpsichords were very popular in the 16th century, but once the piano was later invented, the harpsichord was somewhat replaced. Harpsichords are still used today.
Bartolomeo Cristofori is the inventor of the piano. The piano was invented between 1700 to 1720 and evolved from the harpsichord.
The invention of the modern piano is credited toBartolomeo Cristofori (1655-1731) ofPadua, Italy.He invented it in the year 1700.The person who invented the first piano was Bartolomeo Cristofor who was an Italian inventor. It was invented in the mid 1700s. The piano was such a great invention that companies were trying to mass produce them.