Harpsichords as art
Harpsichords were often works of arts themselves with the inside of the cover a canvas for paintings.
Galerie publiée
11 items
Table de clavecin ravalée par Joannes Goermans ou Jacques Goermans au 18e.; Ancienne collection Geneviève Thibault de Chambure.
2 claviers. 3 rangs de cordes : 2 x 8" + 1 x 4". Table en épicéa (?).; C / E à C"", 45 notes.; Ancienne collection Geneviève Thibault de Chambure.
1 Manual, Klaviaturumfang jetzt C - f3, Disposition 8'4', der Vierfuß durch Binnenhebel schaltbar, im Original G1/H1-c3, 8'4', in einem Zwischenstadium C-f3, 8'8 ', ein Binnenhebel original vermutlich schon vorhanden. Unterboden au…
Technical description: Triple-manual Italian harpsichord. Inner-outer case construction. Compass 52 notes C2/E2 - G6 [C/E - g''']. Three sets of strings, 2 × 8-ft, 1 × 4-ft (now removed). Repair History: Originally a single-manual harpsichord …
Technical description: Double-manual transposing Flemish harpsichord. Compass: upper manual 45 notes C1/E1 - C6 [CC/EE - c'''] at standard Ruckers pitch; lower manual 50 notes C1/E1 - F6 (CC/EE - f''') aligned so that F1-F6 play th…
Technical description: Double-manual French harpsichord. Compass 61 notes F1 - F6 [FF - f''']. Three sets of strings 2 × 8-ft, 1 × 4-ft, non-original lute. Coupler and non-original buff stop. 7-cabriole-leg stand has a concealed tool drawer in…
Carved guilt stand; Chinoiserie on outside of case and lid, lid painting on inside of lid in style of Teniers, carved and guilt stand
Technical description: Single-manual Italian harpsichord. Integral case construction. Compass 52 notes C1/E1 - C6 [C/E - c''']. Two registers, 2 × 8-ft. Both registers currently fixed in place. `Tool box' in tail with no lid. No internal b…
Technical description: Double-manual Flemish harpsichord. Compass 58 (?) notes, G1 - E6 [GG - e''']. Three registers, 2 × 8-ft, 1 × 4-ft, dogleg. Repair History: There is evidence of a manual coupler having been removed.