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Instrument Information

Title

Clavichord.

Accession Number

4323

Collection

MIMEd

Date Information

Date Made

1896

Period

19th century; 1890s

Gallery Information

No information recorded.

Maker Information

Maker Name

Arnold Dolmetsch

Made In

City

London

Country

England

Description

Technical Description

Technical description: Unfretted clavichord. Compass 61|notes F₁ - F₆ [FF - f''']. Double strung in brass. 2 sets of strings at 8-ft pitch, with a third at 4-ft pitch (F₁-C₃). The case is of Oregon pine. String lengths: F₆ 100, C₆ 133, F₅ 208, C₅ 282, F₄ 423, C₄ 568, F₃ 826, C₃ 1011, F₂ 1208, C₂ 1321, F₁ 1462. Repair History: Re-strung by J.J.K.|Rhodes and W.R.|Thomas in 1952-53; re-strung by John Barnes in 1986-87.

Provenance

Acquired by the University circa 1900.

Classification

Instrument

Clavichord/Clavichords/Keyboard/Musical Instrument ; Clavichord

Instrument Family

Keyboard

Hornbostel Sachs Classification

314.122-4-8 ; musical instrument