InstrumentHarpsichord |
Instrument FamilyKeyboard |
MakerJohn Broadwood |
Place MadeUnited Kingdom; England; London; Europe |
Date Made1793 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Single-manual English harpsichord. Compass 61 notes F₁ - F₆ [FF - f''']. Three sets of strings; 2 × 8-ft, 1 × 4-ft with lute, harp, machine stop, and venetian swell. Two pedals; the right operating the swell, and the left the machine stop.
Signature/Marks: Inscribed on the nameboard "Johannes Broadwood Harpsichord 1793 / No 1155 Great Pulteney Street Golden Square".
Decoration: Case is of mahogany with cross-banding also in mahogany. The natural keys are of ivory with boxwood mouldings; the accidentals of ebony.
Repair History: One row of jacks originally had leather plectra instead of the usual quill. The music desk is a replacement. Restoration work including re-stringing and re-voicing by John Raymond in 1992. |
NotesAttribution changed to John Broadwood (SK 27/11/2023); Sheila Barnes, 2007. |
ProvenanceBought by Raymond Russell from the Dolmetsch workshop in 1955; formerly in Blüthner's Pervivale workshops.; Gift of Mrs Gilbert Russell, 1964. |
CollectionRaymond Russell Collection; MIMEd |
Accession Number4319 |