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Clavichord.
Technical description: Double-fretted clavichord. Compass 54notes C₂ - F₆ [C - f'''] Double strung in bass. Thicker tangents for the lowest 11notes suggest the original use of covered strings. Note names written in ink beside the wrest pins. Unlike other Hubert instruments the case and lid are of cherry. String lengths, F₆ 85, C₆ 121, F₅ 187, C₅ 254, F₄ 378, C₄ 504, F₃ 712, C₃ 871, F₂ 1020, C₂ 1097. Repair History: Restored by J.J.K.Rhodes and W.R.Thomas in 1956; restored by John Barnes in 1980.
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1784 - Maker:
Christian Gottlob Hubert - Collection:
University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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Ansbach - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:314.122-4-8 True board zithers with resonator box (box zither) sounded by hammers or beaters, with keyboard
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:314.122-4-8 True board zithers with resonator box (box zither) sounded by hammers or beaters, with keyboard
- Repository:University of Edinburgh
- Measurements:1282
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/18264