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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.

  • Date:
    1745
  • Maker:
    Crang, John
  • 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:2590