Paolo Soprani

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Portrait of Paolo Soprani from the Museo internazionale della Fisarmonica di Castelfidardo
The musician Christian Schmalz with a modern Paolo Soprani accordion

Paolo Soprani (* 1844 ; † 1918 ) was an Italian instrument maker.

In 1863 he founded the first “Accordion” factory in Italy in the province of Ancona . It is said that he acquired an early Cyrill Demian instrument from a pilgrim who brought it with him on his pilgrimage to Loreto .

A replica of the instrument is available in the museum in Castelfidardo . The diatonic instruments built by Paolo Soprani were called first armonica and then fisarmonica .

Instrument making

The company founded by Soprani still builds and sells accordions under the company name "Paolo Soprani".

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SURNAME Soprani, Paolo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian instrument maker
DATE OF BIRTH 1844
DATE OF DEATH 1918