Rigoli
Italian
harpsichord-maker
Biography
Rigoli, of Florence, is recorded as having made vertical harpsichords as early as 1621, well ahead of the instrument's later popularization in Italy under makers such as Father Zanetti. Spillane notes, however, that Rigoli's early work in this form attracted little notice at the time and had limited influence on later development.
Highlights
- Of Florence; made vertical harpsichords as early as 1621
- His early work attracted little notice at the time
Source
Daniel Spillane, History of the American Pianoforte (1890), p. 16.
Public domain.