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Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-25 · 5 entries checked · 4 flagged · 6 issues confirmed · 4 corrected · 2 still open
The Piano — The sustain pedal mechanism was first added by John Broadwood around 1783, not by Gottfried Silbermann's pupil or Johann Andreas Stein.
The Violin — The 'Kurtz' or 'Amati' violin is not a violin; it is a cello.
The Guitar — The claim that the first commercially successful electric guitar appeared in 1931/1932 is inaccurate because the first commercially successful electric guitar was the Rickenbacker 'Frying Pan' in 1932, but the entry's phrasing may conflate this with the first
The Guitar — The patent filing date of 1932 (granted 1934) is ambiguous because the entry does not specify which electric guitar patent is referenced, potentially misleading readers into thinking there is a single patent for all electric guitars.
The Flute — The entry states 'Earliest known examples=Paleolithic flutes, c. 53,000–45,000 years ago (Swabian Jura, Germany)' but the oldest confirmed flutes from the Swabian Jura are the Geißenklösterle flutes dated to 42,000–43,000 years ago; the 53,000–45,000 year rang
The Flute — The entry says 'Oldest confirmed flute=Hohle Fels flute (c. 35,000 years ago) and Geißenklösterle flutes (42,000–43,000 years ago)' but this is contradictory: the Geißenklösterle flutes are older, so the Hohle Fels flute is not the oldest confirmed; the phrasi
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