Francis Ramacciotti (c. 1826 Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany – 13 June 1891 Manhattan)[1] was a Grand Duchy of Tuscany-born inventor who founded a major piano string manufacturer in the United States.
While in Buffalo, Ramociotti played bassoon as a member of the Metropolitan Theater Orchestra under the direction of Albert Benjamin Poppendorf (1819–1900).
[2][3] Ramacciotti – on June 12, 1952, in Buffalo – married Rachel Caroline Rendt (maiden; 1833–1914) of Detroit.
The company was one of the top makers of piano strings in the world for several decades.
"The sworn statement of Francis Ramacciotti, dated January 21, 1915, covering bass strings ... "