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Double manual harpischord-organ.
Technical description: English double-manual harpsichord which can be coupled to an organ or sounded alone. Compass 60notes, F₁,G₁ - F₆ [FF,GG - f''']. lower manual 2 × 8-ft, 1 × 4-ft; upper manual 1 × 8-ft with lute stop. Three rows of non-lute jacks are all dog-leg. Lower manual slides in and out, in connection with complex coupling arrangements. Repair History: The original organ was discarded in the 1950s and the present organ (Snetzler, 4495) installed later by Michael Thomas. A new stand for the harpsichord made by Edmund Handy in 2005, using mahogany contemporary with the instrument acquired from the John Barnes workshop.
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1745 - Maker:
Crang, John - 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:2590
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/17882