Double manual harpischord-organ.

John Crang

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Alternative Title

Claviorgan.

Instrument

Harpsichord/Harpsichords/Keyboard/Musical Instrument ; Harpsichord

Instrument Family

Keyboard

Maker

John Crang

Place Made

London ; Europe ; England ; United Kingdom

Date Made

1745

Description

Technical description: English double-manual harpsichord which can be coupled to an organ or sounded alone. Compass 60 notes, 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.

Notes

Rodger Mirrey, 2005; Sheila Barnes, 2007; Eleanor Smith 2011.

Measurements

Instrument: 91.44cm wide at keyboard end, 30.48cm deep, 264.8 cm long. ; 2590.

Provenance

Bought by donor c 1965; ex- Michael Thomas; sold by Sothebys to Greville 9.5.58; Gordon Osborn 1957; Messrs Kelly & Co 1883-1885; Mr Ch. Pillow of Chichester a 1872; some time at Nettleford Castle; Mrs Drake; gift of her brother Beeston Long (d. 1785) of Carshalton Park, Surrey. ; Gift of Rodger and Lynne Mirrey in 2005.

Collection

MIMEd ; Rodger Mirrey Collection

Accession Number

4483