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Bentside spinet

case: walnut, lid and flap are replacements in mahogany; elaborate marquetry veneer; natural keys in ebony with arcades, sharps in ivory (although the bottom two ivory keys do not match the remainder of the keyboard); oak stand (possibly not original); present compass BB-f3 (?tuned as short octave GG/BB-f3), 55 notes; length 1590, width 620, height 810; keyboard: width 745, depth 91

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  • Inscriptions:name on the rail covering the jacks obliterated
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  • Repository:Royal Northern College of Music