... demanded the strength of a metal frame. These thicker strings gave greater volume and brilliance to the piano. Introduced by Alphaeus Babcock in 1830, cross stringing allowed the strings to fan out over a larger section of the soundboard. This gave it more character and also relieved the crowding of ... keyboard. Last but not least, the grand piano was developed. The grand piano of today incorporates the best qualities of early keyboard instruments. The cross stringing - a way to achieve greater richness of tone by passing more strings over the center of the soundboard- was invented by ...

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... their controller and their dictator. Playing on the theme of rebuilding everything lost in the Great War Mussolini built his empire on promises of nationalism in country full of nationalists with nothing to be proud of until he came along. The people were ready for a strong leader following the war, they were ... and improved on by dictators in other European regimes following Mussolini. Not every action should be noticed, while you should do what's good for your country despite ethical beliefs and popular opinion, not everyone should know about what you do, especially if it falls more i...

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