Giraffe piano
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The giraffe piano is a type of an upright piano that has a "long-necked" appearance due to a narrow, but tall, upright case, essentially a grand piano set up vertically.[2] The design had been invented in Austria[3] around 1805 and was manufactured throughout the first half of the 19th century.[4] This "monstrosity"[5] eventually evolved into the modern upright piano ("pianino").[6] Two closely related instruments, similar in construction, but different in shape, are called the pyramid piano and the lyre piano.[7]
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Inventor(s) | Martin Seuffert [de],[1] Joseph Wachtl, and Jakob F. Bleyer |
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Developed | 1805 |
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