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Bartolomeo Cristofori: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As Bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori
Born May 4, 1655 • Padua • Italy
Died January 27, 1731 (aged 75) • Florence • Italy

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A pianoforte by Bartolomeo Cristofori
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Ignace Joseph Pleyel, watercolour by an unknown artist
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David Tannenberg
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Hans Ruckers, the Elder
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Gottfried Silbermann
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Robert Hope-Jones
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Pietro Giovanni Guarneri
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