Francis Ramacciotti (1835-1894) was an inventor and a Piano String Manufacturer. F Ramacciotti company founded 1867, invented and patented the first modern bass string for the piano. (US Patent Office 1902, patent awarded year after his death, filed by his son Albert) Previous piano strings used iron windings over iron. This modern invention using a special new machine used copper wound over iron. The F Ramacciotti Piano String Company was located at 309 East 22nd St NY NY.

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  • Francis Ramacciotti (1835-1894) was an inventor and a Piano String Manufacturer. F Ramacciotti company founded 1867, invented and patented the first modern bass string for the piano. (US Patent Office 1902, patent awarded year after his death, filed by his son Albert) Previous piano strings used iron windings over iron. This modern invention using a special new machine used copper wound over iron. The F Ramacciotti Piano String Company was located at 309 East 22nd St NY NY. The company was one of the top makers of piano strings in the world for several decades. Albert F Ramacciotti took over the piano company in 1895. Congress held hearings in 1913 about high piano string prices and the lack of competition in the industry. Francis was from the Tuscany region of Italy and immigrated to the US in the 1848. He was married to Rachel Rendt of Detroit. Rachel was the daughter of HMS Captain Lewis Rendt of Canada and later Michigan. Francis first resided for a few years in Bufalo, NY The moved to New York City in the 1850s. They had five children: Albert, Hugo, Italo, Eugenia, and Emma. More research is needed to establish which towm or city in italy Francis (Francisco) was born in. It is said Francis was associated with Garibaldi while in italy and had a military rank. He apprenticed in a piano company in New York and then founded his own piano string company in 1867. The company was left to his son Albert who expanded it to be one of the 3 top string makers in the United States. SPINNING LATHES FOR WINDING PIANO-STRINGS Patent number: 280512 Filing date: Nov 23, 1882 Issue date: Jul 3, 1883 Inventor: FRANCIS RAMACCIOTTI MACHINE FOR SWAGING WIRE FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Patent number: 508974 Filing date: Oct 5, 1892 Issue date: Nov 21, 1893 Inventor: F Ramacciotti filed by ALBERT DE M. RAMACCIOTTI executor BASS STRING FOR PIANOS OR OTHER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Patent number: 740918 Filing date: Dec 13, 1902 Issue date: Oct 1903 Inventor: ALBERT D. RAMACCIOTTI
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  • Francis Ramacciotti (1835-1894) was an inventor and a Piano String Manufacturer. F Ramacciotti company founded 1867, invented and patented the first modern bass string for the piano. (US Patent Office 1902, patent awarded year after his death, filed by his son Albert) Previous piano strings used iron windings over iron. This modern invention using a special new machine used copper wound over iron. The F Ramacciotti Piano String Company was located at 309 East 22nd St NY NY.
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  • Francis Ramacciotti
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