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Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci’s plans for a harpsichord-viola machine have finally bee realized, 490 years after the genius’s death.  According to a New York Times article, “The instrument, called a clavi-viola in Italian or harpsichord-viola in English, has emerged from myth into Times Square. A realized version went on display Thursday at the exhibition “Leonardo da Vinci’s Workshop,” which is running at the Discovery Times Square Exposition. The exhibition opened last month but the clavi-viola arrived late.”