Double-manual harpsichord.

Technical description: Double-manual French harpsichord. Compass 61notes, F₁ - F₆ [FF - f''']. 3 sets of strings 2 × 8-ft, 1 × 4-ft. Gauge numbers stamped into the wrestplank, they appear to date from Taskin's rebuilding. Shove coupler. Peau de buffle to lower manual 8-ft, buff batten to upper manual 8-ft, knee levers/genouilléres one of which moves all the jacks away from the strings to create a sostenuto effect. String lengths (plucking points): F₆ 142 (80), C₆ 184 (87), F₅ 271 (98), C₅ 366 (105), F₄ 550 (113), C₄ 713 (124), F₃ 993 (138), C₃ 1207 (148), F₂ 1532 (162), C₂ 1727 (174), F₁ 1835 (193).