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Vol. 86 July 18, 2026 No. 19

Richard

French

harpsichord-maker

Biography

Richard, a noted French maker, emerged toward the end of the seventeenth century. Spillane records only that his 'fame lives,' offering no further specific achievements or dates, and groups him among the harpsichord-makers whose work preceded the invention of the pianoforte proper.

Highlights

  • Noted French maker who emerged toward the end of the seventeenth century

Source

Daniel Spillane, History of the American Pianoforte (1890), p. 16.

Public domain.

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