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Single-manual harpsichord.
Technical description: Single-manual English harpsichord. Compass 54notes, G₁/B₁ - D₆ [GG/BB - d''']; C♯₁ and D♯₁ split. Two registers, 2 × 8-ft. String guage numbers are written in ink beside the tuning pins. String lengths (plucking points). Repair History: The keys and stand are replacements.
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1709 - Maker:
Barton, Thomas - Collection:
University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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London/England - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:314.122-6-8
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:314.122-6-8
- Repository:University of Edinburgh
- Measurements:1960
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/16028