Single-manual harpsichord.

Ioannes Ruckers

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Instrument

Harpsichord

Instrument Family

Keyboard

Maker

Ioannes Ruckers

Place Made

Central Europe ; Belgium ; Antwerp ; Europe

Date Made

1637

Description

Technical description: Single-manual Flemish harpsichord. Compass 57 notes A₁ - F₆ [AA - f''']. Three registers 2 × 8-ft, 1 × 4-ft. String lengths (plucking points): F₆ 133 (51), C₆ 179 (58), F₅ 264 (70), C₅ 347 (79), F₄ 507 (97), C₄ 644 (109), F₃ 856 (128), C₃ 1016 (137), F₂ 1233 (145), C₂ 1371 (153), A₁ 1429 (156). Repair History: Originally a standard Ruckers type with two registers but with a chromatic bass instead of the usual short octave. Instrument underwent ravelement in the 18th century. The wrestplank is a replacement. Restored by Hugh Gough in 1952; restored by John Barnes in 1974.

Notes

Sheila Barnes, 2007.

Measurements

Instrument: 25.4cm high, keyboard 86.36cm, longest side 187.96cm. Wrestplank: 82.55cm long, 19.05cm wide, 5.08-7.62cm deep. Stand: 62.87cm tall, 83.82cm wide at widest, 125.73cm long. ; 1830.

Provenance

Bought by Raymond Russell in 1953 from Hugh Gough; formerly owned by J.C. Horsley R.A. ; Gift of Mrs Gilbert Russell, 1964.

Collection

MIMEd ; Raymond Russell Collection

Accession Number

4305