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Double-manual harpsichord.
Technical description: Double-manual harpsichord. Compass 60notes F₁,G₁ - F₆ [FF,GG - f''']. Three sets of strings, 2 × 8-ft, 1 × 4-ft. Lute (proximal 8-ft), Buff (distal 8-ft). The machine stop uses two pedals as an alternative to handstops. Rose bears the initials "IK" for Jacob Kirckman. String lengths (plucking points): F₆ 143 (63), C₆ 182 (67), F₅ 263 (77), C₅ 350 (83), F₄ 521 (96), C₄ 693 (107), F₃ 980 (125), C₃ 1184 (137), F₂ 1488 (156), C₂ 1684 (171), F₁ 1825 (189). Repair History: Machine stop added later. Restored by J.J.K.Rhodes and W.R.Thomas in 1953; later work by John Barnes; repair to keyboards, re-stringing and revoicing by John Raymond, 2004.
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1773 - Maker:
Falkener, Robert - Collection:
University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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London/England - 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:2402
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/17421