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Virginal.
Technical description: Pentagonal Italian virginal. Inner-outer case construction. Compass 50notes, C₂/E₂ - F₆ [C/E - f'''], with provision for an extra string playable by key C₂/E₂. One set of strings at nominal 8-ft pitch. String lengths (plucking points): F₆ 129 (84), C₆ 161 (77), F₅ 256 (84), C₅ 330 (89), F₄ 496 (127), C₄ 621 (155), F₃ 909 (40), C₃ 1081 (277), F₂ 1272 (250), C₂/E₂ 1288 (242). Repair History: Restored by Hugh Gough 1951-56; restored by J.J.K. Rhodes and W.R. Thomas in 1968; restoration of action and re-stringing by John Raymond in 2002.
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1586 - Maker:
Bertoloti, Alessandro - Collection:
University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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North Italy - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:314.122-6-8
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:314.122-6-8
- Repository:University of Edinburgh
- Measurements:1597
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/17163