InstrumentClavichord |
Instrument FamilyKeyboard |
MakerRafrut |
Date MadeFourth quarter of the eighteenth century |
DescriptionTechnical description: Unfretted clavichord. Compass 65 notes F₁ - A₆ [FF - a''']. Double string. Two sets of 8-ft strings, with a third set of 4-ft strings (F₁-A₂). Repair History: Restored by Karin Richter in the early 1980s. |
NotesRodger Mirrey; Sheila Barnes, 2007. |
Measurements1760 |
ProvenancePurchased by donor at Sothebys, who stated that it had belonged to a family of German origin.; Gift of Rodger and Lynne Mirrey, 2005. |
CollectionRodger Mirrey Collection; MIMEd |
Accession Number4488 |