Remember gang, Wikipedia information comes from anyone who wishes to submit it to the site. It doesn't have to be *correct*. The idea is that someone else can then submit new information as a correction or addition, etc. In a sense it is an interactive encyclopedia. Thus the differences between the french and english versions. Wait a year (or whatever) and you may find that either have changed. Debbie ----- Original Message ----- From: Philippe Errembault To: Pianotech List Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2006 8:59 AM Subject: piano, piano-forte, forte-piano : Terminology - What's your opinion ? Hello, Just consulting the french wikipedia, I discovered that piano-forte is the original name of the instrument invented by Cristophori near 1700, and it was in a harpsichord like frame, while forte-piano was built around 60 years later by Friederici, on a square frame like a clavichord. This is not matching with what I find on the english wikipedia... What's your opinios about that ? what instrument should be called what ? Or do you think the names are just not the seme between both langagues ? Philippe Errembault
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