Single-manual harpsichord.
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InstrumentHarpsichord ; Harpsichord/Harpsichords/Keyboard/Musical Instrument |
Instrument FamilyKeyboard |
MakerAlessandro Cresci |
Date Made1760 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Single-manual Italian harpsichord. Integral case, no `inner-outer' embellishments. Compass 58 notes, G₁ - E₆ [GG - e''']. Three registers, 2 × 8-ft, 1 × 4-ft. Unusually the jacks pass through the soundboard which extends over the gap and wrestplank. |
NotesRodger Mirrey; Sheila Barnes, 2007. |
MeasurementsInstrument: 22.2cm tall, 88.9cm wide at keyboard end, 218.44cm long. ; 2210. |
ProvenanceBought by donor from Michael Thomas in the mid 1960s. ; Gift of Rodger and Lynne Mirrey, 2005. |
CollectionMIMEd ; Rodger Mirrey Collection |
Accession Number4475 |