Christian Ernst Friederici | |
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 Anonymous portrait of Friederici | |
| Born | 7 March 1709 |
| Died | 4 May 1780 (aged 71) |
| Occupation | Keyboard instrument builder |
Christian Ernst Friederici (7 March 1709 – 4 May 1780) was a German builder of keyboard instruments. He is most known as a manufacturer of stringed keyboard instruments such as the Pyramidenflügel (pyramid piano) and the fortbien. He apprenticed under Gottfried Silbermann and Tobias Heinrich Gottfried Trost and from 1737, worked in Gera with his brother until his death. His instruments were owned by C.P.E. Bach and the Mozart family.