Tag: keyboard
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Franco-Flemish Harpsichord
Another Flemish / French style instrument at Harpsichord Day.
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Fretted Clavichord – Bridge
From Harpsichord Day 2011. This intimate instrument was the keyboard of choice in the time of J.S. Bach. Visitors were allowed to play it.
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Fretted Clavichord- the Action
When you touch a key, the tangents (the dark vertical bars at the end of the key) swing up and touch the strings, simultaneously measuring off their length and sounding them. When you release the key, the white cloth woven between the strings stops them from sounding. One moving part per key- the key itself.…
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Fretted Clavichord #002
A fretted clavichord at Harpsichord Day 2011. This intimate instrument was the keyboard of choice in the time of J.S. Bach. Visitors were allowed to play it.
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Italian ‘Cristofori’ Harpsichord #004
Nothing says “happy circus wagon” like a mid-18th century style Italian harpsichord! I think this one was made by David Sutherland of Ann Arbor, MI, and it is a real joy to play. The original of this instrument is in the Stearns Collection in Ann Arbor. This is the parchment rosette.
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Italian ‘Cristofori’ Harpsichord #003
Nothing says “happy circus wagon” like a mid-18th century style Italian harpsichord! I think this one was made by David Sutherland of Ann Arbor, MI, and it is a real joy to play. The original of this instrument is in the Stearns Collection in Ann Arbor.
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Italian ‘Cristofori’ Harpsichord #002
Nothing says “happy circus wagon” like a mid-18th century style Italian harpsichord! I think this one was made by David Sutherland of Ann Arbor, MI, and it is a real joy to play. The original of this instrument is in the Stearns Collection in Ann Arbor. These instruments have such long bass strings!
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Italian ‘Cristofori’ Harpsichord
Nothing says “happy circus wagon” like a mid-18th century style Italian harpsichord! I think this one was made by David Sutherland of Ann Arbor, MI, and it is a real joy to play. The original of this instrument is in the Stearns Collection in Ann Arbor.
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Harpsichord Day #005
Franco-Flemish harpsichord- by Keith Hill. This is a traditional style of soundboard painting, and cast rosette.
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Harpsichord Day #004
Franco-Flemish harpsichord- by Keith Hill.
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Harpsichord Day #003
A German-style harpsichord, based on a Zell- by Keith Hill.
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Flemish Harpsichord #001
Harpsichord Day 2011. A Flemish-style harpsichord, with typical decoration. The Latin motto on the lid: “Sunt lacrime rerum, et mentem mortalia tangunt” is from Vergil’s Aeneid. “There are tears for our trials, and they touch the human mind.”