Virginal.
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InstrumentVirginal |
Instrument FamilyKeyboard |
MakerAlessandro Bertolotti |
Date Made1586 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Pentagonal Italian virginal. Inner-outer case construction. Compass 50 notes, C₂/E₂ - F₆ [C/E - f'''], with provision for an extra string playable by key C₂/E₂. One set of strings at nominal 8-ft pitch. String lengths (plucking points): F₆ 129 (84), C₆ 161 (77), F₅ 256 (84), C₅ 330 (89), F₄ 496 (127), C₄ 621 (155), F₃ 909 (40), C₃ 1081 (277), F₂ 1272 (250), C₂/E₂ 1288 (242). Repair History: Restored by Hugh Gough 1951-56; restored by J.J.K. Rhodes and W.R. Thomas in 1968; restoration of action and re-stringing by John Raymond in 2002. |
NotesSheila Barnes, 2007. |
MeasurementsInstrument: 20.96cm tall, 53.34cm wide, 170.82cm long. Stand: 19.05cm wide, 62.87cm tall, 54.61cm long. Pedals: 25.4cm wide at widest, 60.96cm deep at deepest, 55.88cm long. ; 1597. |
ProvenancePurchased by Raymond Russell in 1956 from Hugh Gough; sold at Sotheby's auction 25 May 1951. ; Gift of Mrs Gilbert Russell, 1964. |
CollectionRaymond Russell Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number4301 |