Hello Philippe, According to the keepers of the Cantos museum, one of them Bill Garlick, the instrument by Christoferi was originally given the name gravicembalo col piano e forte, Harpsichord with loud and soft, later called "Forte Piano". (Working examples of these early instruments can be seen and heard at Calgary's Cantos Music Foundation) Take a look. www.cantos.ca Best, Bob R.Moffatt & Sons, 2323 Lincoln Drive S.W. Calgary, Alberta , Canada T3E 5G4 Phone. 403.243.0385 www.moffattpianos.com Fax. 403.243.6821 email: moffatt5 at telus.net -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: Philippe Errembault To: Pianotech List Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2006 6:59 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20060415/19f1be33/attachment.html
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