Cristofori

[Rogerio Cunha]

Stephen:
Thank for your atention. I will expend all  the necessary time in order to
solve the problem. I know that research is necessary and this is what i am
doing now! I need to see some schematics or to read somethig about Cristofori
actions and I have no doubt that I can make one. I think that when I wrote
the two emails before this I did two mistakes because the correct is: JOSE
GAMBIAZO is who makes the harpsichord in 1769. We don't know who changes it
to pianoforte. I thank if you may help me. Rogerio Cunha - IC Member of the
Guild - Rio - Brasil

Stephen Birkett escreveu:

> Rogerio:
>
> Thank you for the interesting background on your Portuguese piano. You
> will have had good expertise on this from John Koster. You might like to
> pass on the same information to Stewart Pollens at the Metropolitan
> Museum NY. He has examined probably every extant early 18th C. piano and
> has a book on the subject..."The Early Pianoforte", including an entire
> chapter on Portuguese pianos.
>
> There are at least 3 different Cristofori actions that are known. To make
> one for your piano would be quite possible, but will require quite a bit
> of background research first to be successful. Go fo it!
>
> Stephen
>
> Stephen Birkett Fortepianos
> Authentic Reproductions of 18th and 19th Century Pianos
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