Instruments
German Instruments
The instruments are built from plain wood (case of solid walnut, maple, cherry etc.) or painted upon a chalk base. The natural key tops are of ebony, the sharps are of pear with a layer of bone. With the Zell-instruments the natural key tops are of bone, the sharps are made of ebony. The stand consists of an upper and lower frame with six to eight turned legs.
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Harpsichords
01
Single-manual German harpsichord
after Christian Zell (1741)
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02
Single-manual German harpsichord
after Christian Zell (1741)
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03
Two-manual German harpsichord
after Michael Mietke (around 1700)
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05
Two-manual German harpsichord
after Michael Mietke (undated)
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Clavichords
01
Fretted Swiss clavichord
after Johann Conrad Speisegger (Schaffhausen, 1725)
Image gallery and instrument details
Photos: © Volker Platte (except as noted otherwise)