The Economic Times

Around 1709, Italian harpsichord maker created a musical instrument still used extensively around the world: How Bartolomeo Cristofori invented the piano?

Around 1709, Italian harpsichord maker created a musical instrument still used extensively around the world. Bartolomeo Cristofori developed the piano by replacing the harpsichord's plucking mechanism with hammers. His design allowed musicians to control volume through key pressure and became the basis for the modern piano used across the world.