John Broadwood
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John Broadwood was the Scottish founder of the piano manufacturer Broadwood and Sons.
An 1810 Broadwood grand, now in the Musical Instrument Museum in Brussels
John Broadwood
Fortepiano
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A fortepiano is an early piano. In principle, the word "fortepiano" can designate any piano dating from the invention of the instrument by Bartolomeo Cristofori in 1700 up to the early 19th century. M
Fortepiano by Paul McNulty after Walter & Sohn, c. 1805
Museum Exhibit of inner wooden keys of Fortepiano
Danilo Mascetti, fortepiano specialist
A 1720 fortepiano by Cristofori in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. It is the oldest surviving piano.