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Vol. 86 July 18, 2026 No. 19

Fabrici

vertical grand piano maker

Biography

Fabrici is named, together with Stein, as a maker of "vertical grands" -- a class of keyboard instrument that Dolge distinguishes from the history of the true upright piano, which he dates to Johann Schmidt's work of about 1780. No further biographical detail about Fabrici is given in this section.

Highlights

  • Named, along with Stein, as a maker of "vertical grands," a class of instrument that Dolge distinguishes from the true upright piano first built by Johann Schmidt about 1780.

Source

Alfred Dolge, Pianos and Their Makers, Vol. I (1911), p. 53.

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