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Invention of the Piano

Find out how an Italian instrument maker named Cristofori solved a bunch of problems - and invented the piano!
Invention of the Piano
Discover how, when and by whom the piano was invented. Learn about the problems that had to be overcome and where the piano gets its name.

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