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Measure (mm) — length 1590, width 550, height 830
Compass — FF-f”’
Dating — about 1790-1795
The instrument has a single action mechanism
The fortepiano has been restored
Although not activated, there are traces of the Venetian swell register
The mechanism allows, with the lid closed, to raise the panel on the right, increasing the volume of sound. The instrument is on display at the Museo Fondazione Santa Cecilia in Massa Marittima
Bibliography
M. N. Clinkscale, Makers of the piano 1700-1820 - Oxford University Press, 1993 - pag. 216

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