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Single-manual harpsichord.
Technical description: Single-manual English harpsichord. Compass 60notes F₁,G₁ - F₆ [FF,GG - f''']. Two registers 2 × 8-ft with machine stop. One pedal, to operate machine stop. String lengths (plucking points); F₆ 127 (71), C₆ 165 (80), F₅ 247 (93), C₅ 335 (102), F₄ 502 (113), C₄ 677 (124), F₃ 957 (139), C₃ 1165 (152), F₂ 1442 (172), C₂ 1620 (186), F₁ 1743 (206).
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1769 - Maker:
Kirckman, Jacob [Person] - Collection:
University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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London/England - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:314.122-6-8
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:314.122-6-8
- Repository:University of Edinburgh
- Measurements:2192
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/16167