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Clavichord.
Technical description: Unfretted clavichord. 61notes F₁ - F₆ (FF - f'''). Two sets of 8-ft strings, with a third set of 4-ft string (F₁-B₂). The note name is written beside each alternate tuning pin, with the gauge numbers for each note beside the second pin. String lengths: F₆ 103, C₆ 140, F₅ 211, C₅ 285, F₄ 426, C₄ 569, F₃ 838, C₃ 1023, F₂ 1215, C₂ 1323, F₁ 1473. Repair History: The present stand is not original and probably dates from the early part of the twentieth century. Restrung by John Raymond in 1998.
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1763 - Maker:
Hass, Johann Adolph [Person] - Collection:
University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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Hamburg/Germany - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:314.122-4-8 True board zithers with resonator box (box zither) sounded by hammers or beaters, with keyboard
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:314.122-4-8 True board zithers with resonator box (box zither) sounded by hammers or beaters, with keyboard
- Repository:University of Edinburgh
- Measurements:1730
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/15366