Double Manual Harpsichord Plans
Plan Your Visit. General Visit Info. Alla Vi Barn I Bullerbyn Pdf. Massachusetts in 1980. It is a double manual harpsichord with a compass of FF - f3, and a disposition of 2 x 8’, 1 x 4’.
Harpsichords We offer three harpsichord kits: • • • French Double-manual Kit We have chosen as the prototypes for our French harpsichord kit two instruments made in Paris in 1769 and 1770 by Pascal Taskin, possibly the most famous of all 18th century French makers. We made this choice because the mid-18th century French style harpsichord represents the most successful 'general' purpose instrument. The instrument is suitable to all of the harpsichord literature of the baroque. The completed kit rewards the builder with a double-manual instrument of elegant proportion and detail having a range of five octaves, FF-f'' (61 notes). There are three ranks of jacks and three choirs of strings, 2 x 8', 1 x 4', with a buff stop which can be installed on either the back 8' choir or the upper-manual 8'.
An additional peau de buffle register with leather plectra can be added to the lower-manual 8' if the builder chooses. The transposing keyboards are replicas of Taskin's keyboards.
The steel wire normally supplied with our kits is of a lower tensile strength than modern music wire. Its tensile strength reproduces that of the wire used in the 18th century and its high flexibility produces a tone somewhat richer in the lower harmonics and clearer in overall impression than harder wire. French kits include a trestle stand.
However, continental harpsichords in the mid 18th century were often supported by a set of turned and fluted legs attached to a low rim or apron. Later the legs were often attached directly to the bottom of the instrument. We offer the builder the option of purchasing in place of the trestle stand either a set of Louis XVI style legs, which can be screwed to the bottom of the harpsichord, or a Louis XVI apron, fully assembled with decorative moldings and screw-on legs. Other options are listed in our catalogue and price list. We now have a of this instrument available ($10.00 ppd. Please - inquire via. Flemish Single-manual Kit, 18th c.
Extended range For those builders whose musical requirements are considerable but whose resources are limited, our Flemish single-manual kit with its bold sound and unusually large range is ideal. Designed as a small concert harpsichord with transposing keyboard and a compass capable of performing virtually the entire baroque literature, the resulting instrument amply rewards the player with substantial artistic demands. Compact and light, this harpsichord is practical for the professional on tour and for amateur ensembles that require frequent moves. For home or institution, professional or student, we offer no better value. The kit is patterned on an instrument built in Antwerp in 1584 by Hans Moermans. Game 7 Sins Buat Android more. We have followed the 18th century practice of ravalement and extended the range of the original from 55 to 58 notes (GG-e'' chromatic). We have also added a French 18th century scaling.