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BartoBartolomeo Cristofori di Francesco (May 4, 1655 - January 27, 1731) was an Italian maker of Musical Instruments, generally regarded as the inventor of the Piano.

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The piano is thought to have been invented in 1709 in Italy by Christofori (1655-1732) he called his instrument 'Gravicebalo col piano e forte' or narpsichord with soft and loud
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