Each of our 18th c. French double-manual harpsichords possesses a typical mid-late 18th c. Range and is disposed with. French double-manual harpsichord after. Double Manual Harpsichord Previous. This instrument was made by Benoist Stehlin of Paris in the mid-1700s, the golden era of French harpsichord manufacture. The French double-manual harpsichord became, during the heat of the harpsichord revival of the second half of the 20th century, the basic instrument upon. French Harpsichords. Early French keyboards typically had. Early Flemish double manual harpsichords had their upper keyboards positioned so that they.
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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 demonstration CD of this instrument available ($10.00 ppd. in U.S.). Please - inquire via our contact form.
Flemish Single-manual Kit, 18th c. extended range
The kit is patterned on an instrument built in Antwerp in 1584 by Hans Moermans. 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. It is disposed with two eight foot (8') stops and a buff stop. Like the French harpsichord kit, the Flemish Single-Manual Kit is available with a number of options, among them block printed papers (replicas of traditional Flemish designs) to decorate the interior of the instrument.
We now have a demonstration CD of this instrument available ($10.00 ppd. in U.S.). Please - inquire via our contact form.
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