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Clavichord.
Technical description: Unfretted clavichord. Compass 61notes F₁ - F₆ [FF - f''']. Double strung in brass. 2 sets of strings at 8-ft pitch, with a third at 4-ft pitch (F₁-C₃). The case is of Oregon pine. String lengths: F₆ 100, C₆ 133, F₅ 208, C₅ 282, F₄ 423, C₄ 568, F₃ 826, C₃ 1011, F₂ 1208, C₂ 1321, F₁ 1462. Repair History: Re-strung by J.J.K.Rhodes and W.R.Thomas in 1952-53; re-strung by John Barnes in 1986-87.
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1896 - Maker:
[Arnold Dolmetsch] - Collection:
University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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London/England - 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:1732
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/16616