Keyboards
Although these instruments are all played by operating a chromatically arranged keyboard, the sounds produced can be generated by plucking or striking strings, by using columns of air, or electronically.
Közzétett galéria
14 elem
extensible keyboard
Harpsichord. Bottom lime, side walls and soundboard cypress. In the baroque period, music made royal power audible and thus played a central role in courtly culture. In this sense, even the stand of this harpsichord speaks of social status. The sound, bri…
Veneered, keyboard frame of black polished veneer with inlays of ivory squares, cast brass ornaments
Technical description: English cabinet Piano. Compass C1 - F7 [CC - f'''']. The keyboard has a curved mahogany lid with a music desk attached to the interior and wooden blocks either side which were possibly adapted to act as candle holder…
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: Keyboard of 6 octaves from E to E which can be placed over a standard piano keyboard and set to give one of ten transpositions.Three-octave span.
Technical description: Horizontal glass bars, struck near their ends by hard wooden hammers faced with thin felt strips. Compass 37 notes, C5 - C8 [c'' - c''''']. Conventional keyboard, built into polished mahogany case with li…
Technical description: English square pianoforte. Compass 82 notes C1 - A7 [CC - a'''']. Total height of instrument with lid closed 852, height from floor to top of natural keys 643. Late Broadwood square piano action with hopper dampers. …
Zweimanualiges Cembalo, Tastenumfang: FF-f3. Disposition: 8´, 8´, 4´. Für das Händel-Haus ist das Ruckers-Cembalo von besonderem Wert, da Georg Friedrich Händel in London ein Ruckers-Cembalo besessen haben soll. "Hans Ruckers me Fecit Antwerpiae Anno…
Der Schmidt-Hammerflügel entspricht sowohl in seiner äußeren Form (doppelt geschwungene, spitz zulaufende Flügelform, zur Klaviatur hin abgeschrägte Seitenwände) als auch in der Anlage der Mechanik (Prellzungenmechanik) den Steinschen Hammerflügeln. Dies …
Technical description: 48 buttons for right hand, keyboard for left hand. Keyboard fully chromatic. Two leather shoulder straps full length strap for right hand and two straps for holding bellows closed. Bellows covered in yellow cloth edged with silver p…
Technical description: English grand pianoforte. Compass 68 notes F1 - C7 [FF - c'''']. Trichord stringing throughout. Two pedals: una corda and damper lift (sustaining pedal divided with the dampers split at C4 to allow the treble and bas…
Technical description: A portable monophonic synthesizer. With a 6-watt thermionic valve amplifier, various organ-style sound tabs and a vibrato effect. The keyboard detaches from case containing the amplifier and speakers, to which it is connected by wir…
Technical description: Compass 3 octaves, apparently F2 to F5. Conventional keyboard. Outer box for reservoir bellows extensible into playing position. One register button for tremolo effect. Main bellows with 4 folds, reservoir bellows with 1 fold.