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Double-manual harpsichord.
Technical description: Double-manual French harpsichord. Compass 61notes F₁ - F₆ [FF - f''']. Three sets of strings, 2 × 8-ft, 1 × 4-ft, buff batten works on both 8-ft registers. Shove coupler. Rose bears the initials "PT". Restored by Louis Tomasini in 1882. String lengths (plucking points): F₆ 148 (91), C₆ 186 (96), F₅ 268 (107), C₅ 357 (115), F₄ 535(127), C₄ 711 (137), F₃ 982 (51), C₃ 1178 (162), F₂ 1443 (179), C₂ 1681 (191), F₁ 1765 (208). Repair History: Restored by Louis Tomasini in 1882
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1769 - Maker:
Taskin, Pascal-Joseph [Person] - Collection:
University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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Paris/France - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:314.122-6-8 True board zithers with resonator box (box zither) sounded by plectrum, with keyboard
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:314.122-6-8 True board zithers with resonator box (box zither) sounded by plectrum, with keyboard
- Repository:University of Edinburgh
- Measurements:2319
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/16710