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Single-manual harpsichord.

Technical description: Single-manual English harpsichord. Compass 60notes, F₁,G₁ - F₆ [FF,GG - f''']. Three registers, 2 × 8-ft, 1 × 4-ft. String gauge numbers marked on the nuts. Machine stop (pedal) operates the 4-ft register.

  • Date:
    1776
  • Maker:
    Kirckman, Jacob [Person]
  • Collection:
    University of Edinburgh
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  • Place of production:
    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:2190