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French Double inspired by the 1681 Vaudry in the Victoria and Albert Museum.



Detailed photo collections of these recent projects are available on Flikr. Click on any to view its set:

Neapolitan Harpsichord c.1550

Single-Manual Harpsichord after Michael Mietke, Berlin 1710

Fretted Clavichord After Manuel de Sousa Carneiro Senior, Oporto 1796

Double-Manual Harpsichord after Christian Zell, Hamburg, 1728





 

 This harpsichord has a compass of GG/BB-d''', with one split sharp in the bass short octave to provide a low E-flat. Pitched at A-392. The case is of Oregon black walnut and Port Orford cedar, with cedar of Lebanon framing; the instrument is strung in Malcolm Rose "A" iron wire, and voiced in real bird quill. It sports carved and gilded keyfronts, ebony naturals and solid bone sharps. Its recording debut, of David Cates playing the French Suites of J.S. Bach, was released by Music and Arts in 2003.

 

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