Luigi Borgato

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Luigi Borgato

Luigi Borgato (born in Gallarate, February 21, 1963) is an Italian piano-maker craftsman of handcrafted grand pianos.

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Master builder from Padua, Veneto, he improved and innovated technical aspects of piano making, which were later patented. In his capacity as master piano-maker he has been invited by Italian and foreign institutions to run courses on piano construction and technology. [1]

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In 1986, at the age of 23, he built his first piano. [2] In 1991, at the age of 28, he presented his first completely handmade concert-grand piano at the European congress ‘Europiano’. [3]

Luigi Borgato personally selects the woods and chooses all the materials and components for the construction of his pianos. [4] [5] He is also a technician-tuner and fine-tunes his own instruments for concerts and recordings assisting internationally renowned pianists. The pianos he built have been appreciated by internationally renowned artists such as: Radu Lupu, [6] András Schiff, Vladimir Ashkenazy, [7] Rosalyn Tureck, Jerome Rose, Lazar Berman, Maria João Pires, Ingolf Wunder, Roberto Prosseda, [8] Martin Berkofsky, Antonio Ballista, Bruno Canino, Michele Campanella, Semion Balshem, Jean Guillou, [2] Charlemagne Palestine, Cameron Carpenter, Johannes Skudlik, Giorgio Carnini, Mirco Bruson [9]

Patents

BORGATO CONCERT GRAND L282

Luigi Borgato registered various patents. His first patent in 1991 provided the upper register of the keyboard with four strings struck per note in the 44 keys of the upper register and changes to the design of the iron frame. [2]

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DOPPIO BORGATO

DOPPIO BORGATO

In 2000, he registered a second patent. Inspired by compositions written for pianos with pedalboards, he designed and built a new instrument called the Doppio Borgato, which is the first double concert-grand piano with pedalboard constructed in modern times. [10] [11] [12]

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BORGATO GRAND PRIX 333

BORGATO GRAND PRIX 333

In August 2017 he produced a large "stage" concert grand piano called "Borgato Grand Prix 333", 3.33 metres (10.9 ft) long.


Notes

  1. ↑ Le Progrès, 6 May 1996
  2. 1 2 3 "Italian piano maker sees craft threatened with extinction". france24.com. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  3. ↑ Günther Weingärtner, Europiano, April–June 1992 p.53-56
  4. ↑ Pierantonio Barizza intervista Luigi Borgato (Pierantonio Barizza interviews Luigi Borgato)
  5. ↑ Galileo Rivista di informazione, attualità e cultura degli Ingegneri di Padova (Paduan Engineer’s information, actuality and cultural magazine), n.172 November–December 2005, p.14-17
  6. ↑ Alessandro Cannavò, Amadeus, April 1997, p.52-53-54
  7. ↑ Il Giornale di Vicenza 19 November 2003
  8. ↑ Roberto Codazzi, in Musica, Zecchini Editions, April 2005
  9. ↑ Miozzi, Dario (January 2011). "i dischi 5 stelle del mese" (PDF). Musica. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  10. ↑ Brian T.Majeski, The Music Trades, November 2000, p.86
  11. ↑ Pianist Magazine, April May 2006 UK
  12. ↑ Honka Verdurmen, Piano Wereld, Holland, August–September 2005

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