[Maceman]

Leonardo’s instrument? No, it’s a reproduction of an obscure German contraption

[Bigg Red]

Da Vinci, the Italian Renaissance genius who painted the Mona Lisa, invented the ‘‘viola organista’’ - which looks like a baby grand piano – but never built it, experts say.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/leonardo-da-vincis-wacky-piano-is-heard-for-the-first-time-after-500-years-20131118-2xpqs.html#ixzz2lByrXozn

[SunkenCiv]

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