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giraffe piano
musical instrument
Also known as: Giraffenflügel
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development of piano
- In keyboard instrument: Other early forms
…air, producing the asymmetrical “giraffe piano.” Placing shelves in the upper part of the case to the right of the strings yielded the tall rectangular “cabinet piano.” Because the lower end of the strings, which ran nearly vertically, was about at the level of the keyboard, all such instruments…
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upright piano
- In upright piano
…flat top; and the “giraffe-style” design (Giraffenflügel; 1804) of Martin Seuffert of Vienna, with one side straight and one bent, as on a grand piano.
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