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HARPSICHORD PLANS
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Here is a list of plans for harpsichords, clavichords, and early pianos
offered by museums (and other sources) around the world. It is by no means
complete. I know I've missed a few places (particularly Boston), and
probably mislabeled a few instruments; I am inviting all to suggest
additions and changes (except in the case of Delin; I know Tournai was in
Flanders, but his instruments are more French than Flemish).
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NOTE: It cannot be overemphasized to the prospective harpsichord
do-it-yourselfer that museum drawings generally only reflect the CURRENT
STATE OF THE INSTRUMENT. It is not incumbent upon the museum or the
researcher who executed the drawing to presuppose the original state of
the instrument. Museum drawings usually do not provide complete enough
information to build an instrument; some understanding of harpsichord
building is assumed.
DIY'ers in need of real working drawings would be wise to contact R.K.
Lee, who produces several drawing packages that are based on historical
instruments, and are aimed at the experienced worker who wants to build an
instrument. He can provide these drawings on dimensionally stable media.
ITALIAN SCHOOL
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Single-manual Harpsichords
Anonymous 1693, #326,904 SMI
Johannes Perticis, 1681(?) (Private Collection) RKL
Giovanni Baffo, 1574, VAL
Jerome of Bologna, 1521, VAL
A. Trasuntino, 1531, #2, RCM
Anonymous, c.1575, #175, RCM
J. Salodiensis 1559, #630, KHM
Octave-Harpsichord, Anonymous ca.1650, #MINe 50, GNM
G.B. Giusti 1681, #MINe 78, GNM (false inner-outer)
Carlo Grimaldi 1697, #MIR 1075, GNM
Roberto and Frederigo Cresci 1778, #MIR 1077, GNM
Clavemusicum omnitonum (31 div/octave), V. de Trasuntini 1606
(Museo Civico Medievale Bologna #1766/1767), GNM
Two-Manual Harpsichords
Anonymous 17th. C., #MIR 1078, GNM
Virginals
Polygonal, Johannes Perticis 1681, (PRI) RKL
Polygonal "Queen Elizabeth's" Anonymous 16th C. VAL
Spinetta, Domenicus Pisaurensis 1540, MIR 1081, GNM
Spinets
B. Floriani, 1571, #33 LEI
Ottavino, Anonymous ca.16-17th C., #121, KHM
FLEMISH SCHOOL
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Single-Manual Harpsichords
Andreas Ruckers 1644, VLE
Jan Couchet, 1645, #7, RUS (Original State)
Andreas Ruckers 1637, #MIR 1073
Double-manual Harpsichords
J. D. Dulcken 1745, SMI
J. D. Dulcken 1755, #M1608 CRM
J. D. Dulcken 1747, VLE
J. van den Elsche 1763, VLE
J. P. Bull 1779, VLE
Transposing, I. Ruckers 1638, #6, RUS
Virginals
Quint-pitch, Andreas Ruckers 1620, #303,543 SMI
Muselar, Andreas Ruckers 1620, #M1597, CRM
Child, Andreas Ruckers 17th C., #S2623, CRM
Muselar, Jan Couchet 1650, VLE
Spinett, Cornelius Hagaerts ca. 1630, VLE
Quart-pitch (4-1/2 voet) I. Ruckers 1629, Brussels #2511, RUS
Muselar, Andreas Ruckers 1620, Brussels #1597, RUS
Spinett, A. Gheerdinck 1605, #MINe 95, GNM
FRENCH SCHOOL
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Single-manual harpsichords
Clavicytherium, Albert Delin 18th C., RKL
Traveling Harpsichord, J. Marius 1713, #83 LEI
Double-Manual Harpsichords
Benoist Stehlin 1760, #66.521 SMI
Vaudry 1681, VAL
Pascal Taskin 1769, #15, RUS
Goermans / Taskin 1764/1783, #29, RUS
Spinets
Albert Delin 1770, #M273, CRM
ENGLISH SCHOOL
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Double-manual harpsichords
Thomas Hitchcock 1725, VAL
Spinets
Thomas Hitchcock ca.1710, #62.382 SMI
Anonymous 1708, #3, RCM
Thomas Hitchcock ca.1730, #10, RUS
Virginals
Thomas White 1642, VAL
S. Keene 1668, #8, RUS
Pianos
Square, Johannes Pohlemann 1773, VAL
GERMAN SCHOOL
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(includes Austrian)
Single-manual Harpsichords
Clavicytherium, Anonymous c.1480, #1, RCM
Clavicytherium, Anonymous 17th C., #MIR 1080, GNM
Christian Vater 1738, #MI 449, GNM
Fretted Clavichords
Anonymous 18th C. #60.1394 SMI
Anonymous c.1700, #21, RUS
Anonymous c.1735, #MIR 1047, GNM
C. G. Hubert 1789, #MIR 1058, GNM
Anonymous 18th C. #89.4.1215, MMA
Unfretted Clavichords
Barthold Fritz 1751, VAL
J. J. Donat 1700, #12 LEI
G. Silbermann ca.1740, LEI
Anton Roemer, 1774, #740, KHM
Anonymous ca. 1750, #817, KHM
J. A. Hass 1763, #22, RUS
J. H. Silbermann c.1770, #MIR 1061, GNM
Pianos
Grand, J. L. Dulcken 1790, #303,537 SMI
Hammerfluegel, G. Silbermann 1749, #MI 86, GNM
Hammerfluegel, A. Walter ca.1795, #MINe 109, GNM
Hammerfluegel, J. D. Schiedmayer 1794, #MIR 1102, GNM
Virginals & Spinets
Ottavino, J. Gellinger 1677, #52 LEI
Virginal, Anonymous 17th C., #49 LEI
Spinet, J. H. Silbermann 1767, #MINe 90, GNM
MUSEUM & SOURCE KEY
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SMI- Smithsonian Institute
Washington D.C.
VAL- Victoria & Albert Museum
V&A Enterprises Ltd.
Cromwell Road
South Kensington
London, SW7 2RL England, UK
RCM- Royal College of Music
Prince Consort Road
London, SW7 2BS England, UK
LEI- Universitaet Leipzig
Musikinstrumenten-Museum
Taeubchenweg 2c
Leipzig 7010, Germany
VLE- Museum Vleeshuis
Vleeshouwersstraat 40
B-2000
Antwerp, Belgium
CRM- Conservatoire Royale de Musique
Musee Instrumental
17, Petit-Sablon
Bruxelles, Belgium
KHM- Kunsthistorisches Museum
Sammlung Alter Musikinstrumente
A-1010 Wien, Neue Berg
Republik Oesterreich
RUS- The Russell Collection of Early Keyboard Instruments
University of Edinburgh
St. Cecilia's Hall,
Cowgate,
Edinburgh EH1 1LJ
Scotland UK
GNM- Germanisches Nationalmuseum
Postfach 9580
D-8500 Nuernberg 11
Germany
MMA- Metropolitan Museum of Art
Department of Musical Instruments
Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street
New York, NY 10028
RKL- R. K. Lee
353 School St.
Watertown, Massachusetts 02172
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