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Jean-Henri Pape

French musical instrument craftsman

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development of piano

In keyboard instrument: Modifications in the action
…1826 by the Parisian builder Jean-Henri Pape, who also contributed a number of other ingenious and important improvements, but the use of felt instead of leather did not become universal until after 1855.
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