How did Bartolomeo Cristofori invent the piano?

Answer 1

Basically he found that it wasnt much different from the harpsichord, so he took the concept of that and changed the pitch, amplitude, strings inside etc.... this then gave him the piano, he solved what harpsichord manufacturers had been trying to solve for ages. Hopefully this helps you x

Answer 2

I think he invented it because he wanted to hear a new sounding and put a variety of instruments together to create a lot of different notes.

There wasn't necessarily a reason why he made the piano. He was merely experimenting in his shop, since he was a harpsichord maker. He didn't make it because he wanted to prove something to someone. In other words, this isn't really a logical question.

Answer 3

He invented the piano basically because it was his job. He was employed by Prince Ferdinando de Medici, a lover of music. His job was not only to repair the Musical Instruments played by the other employees of the prince, but also specifically to innovate, and invent new instruments.

The piano was one of the instruments he invented while on the job. It was only one of a number of keyboard instruments -- all of them improvements on or innovations from the harpsichord -- that he invented.

If you are asking why the piano was invented -- that is, what makes it better and different from the harpsichord, the harp, or any other stringed instrument, this is a different question.

The piano differs from the harpsichord essentially in the mechanics of the hammers that strike the strings. Cristofori's innovation was that the hammers strike the string but do not remain in contact with it (which damps the sound, as is the case with the harpsichord and clavichord), and the hammer returns to its rest position immediately, and is therefore able to be sent to strike the string again very quickly, in rapid succession, allowing for much faster play than the other keyboard string instruments.

Additionally, the piano is able to respond to the strength of the player's keypress , allowing for some notes to be played louder or quieter than others, which , something that the earlier instruments could not do. This, in fact, is the origin of the name of the instrument (which was originally piano-forte, but we have shortened it -- piano-forte means "quiet-loud" in Italian).

Answer 4

he invented the piano, and other insturments

Answer 5

his hands wierdo!

Answer 6

He invented the piano.