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What country was the harpsichord first used in?

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The origins can be traced back to Padua, Italy in the late 1300's. Further developments came in 1440 and again in 1511 in Germany. The earliest complete Harpsichord was built in Italy in 1521. Flemish makers were building a two manual models in the 1660's

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