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More recently, Denzil Wraight and Tony Chinnery, who have built replica Cristofori pianos, have taken the view that Cristofori favored brass strings, except occasionally in very demanding locations ( such as the upper range of a 2 ' harpsichord stop ).

Chinnery suggests that " cypress soundboards and brass strings go together: sweetness of sound rather than volume or brilliance.