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Leopoldo Franciolini
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Leopoldo Franciolini was an Italian antique dealer who was active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is remembered as a fraudster who sold faked and altered historical musical instruments.
This clavicytherium, sold by Franciolini and kept in the Hans Adler Collection of Musical Instruments today, is unlike any authentically attested instrument of this kind. It formed part of the prosecution's evidence in Franciolini's criminal trial; see below.
This clavicytherium, sold by Franciolini and kept in the Hans Adler Collection of Musical Instruments today, is unlike any authentically attested inst
An ottavino (tiny harpsichord, one octave higher in pitch than standard) thought to be a Franciolini fabrication. See main text for details.
An ottavino (tiny harpsichord, one octave higher in pitch than standard) thought to be a Franciolini fabrication. See main text for details.
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
Fortepiano by Paul McNulty after Walter & Sohn, c. 1805
Museum Exhibit of inner wooden keys of Fortepiano
Museum Exhibit of inner wooden keys of Fortepiano
Danilo Mascetti, fortepiano specialist
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.
A 1720 fortepiano by Cristofori in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. It is the oldest surviving piano.