Terminology (piano-forte, forte-piano)

[pianolady50 at peoplepc.com]

Remember gang, Wikipedia information comes from anyone who wishes to submit
it to the site.  It doesn't have to be *correct*.  The idea is that someone
else can then submit new information as a correction or addition, etc.  In a
sense it is an interactive encyclopedia.  Thus the differences between the
french and english versions.  Wait a year (or whatever) and you may find
that either have changed.

Debbie


  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Philippe Errembault
  To: Pianotech List
  Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2006 8:59 AM
  Subject: piano, piano-forte, forte-piano : Terminology - What's your
opinion ?


  Hello,

  Just consulting the french wikipedia, I discovered that piano-forte is the
original name of the instrument invented by Cristophori near 1700, and it
was in a harpsichord like frame, while forte-piano was built around 60 years
later by Friederici, on a square frame like a clavichord. This is not
matching with what I find on the english wikipedia...

  What's your opinios about that ? what instrument should be called what ?
Or do you think the names are just not the seme between both langagues ?


  Philippe Errembault