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Single-manual harpsichord.

Technical description: Single-manual Italian harpsichord. Integral case construction. Compass 58notes, G₁,A₁ - F₆ [GG,AA - f''']. Two registers, 2 × 8-ft. Repair History: The modern painted decoration was stated by Michael Thomas to be a copy of the original.

  • Date:
    Circa 1775
  • Maker:
    Attributed to Mucciardi
  • Collection:
    University of Edinburgh
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  • Place of production:
    Naples/Italy
  • Hornbostel-Sachs classification:314.122-6-8
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:314.122-6-8
  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:2310