Francis Ramacciotti

Francis Ramacciotti (1835-1894) was an inventor and a Piano String Manufacturer.

F Ramacciotti company 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 1850s. He was married to Rachel Rendt and they had five children: Albert, Hugo, Italo, Eugenia, and Emma.

;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

References

* Piano Tone Building 1918
* Rand's New York City Business Directory 1877
* Tariff Schedules: Hearings Before the Committee on Ways and Means 1913 page 1239

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