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Bill, >> In the 1750s, the piano hardly existed at all outside Germany, so your scenario is unworkable. By the 1820s, there were upright pianos, as well as fancier cases, and less obvious technical improvements in tone and volume, plus the use of pedals instead of hand-stops. << On the contrary! You...

Heyla, folks.... I've been reading over this site, which I stumbled on via a Google. Some fabulous information here, especially the timeline. Alas, it doesn't quite have the details I need for a particular sequence I'm writing. First, when did the first pianos arrive in India and China, respectively...