The primary purpose of making a harpsichord vertical is the same as in the later upright piano, namely to save floor space. They may have only one choir set of strings but most often two or three, occasionally more. Plucked keyboard making in the region now encompassing belgium and the netherlands was. Three centuries of harpsichord making by hubbard, frank, 19201976. In the 18th century, london became a center of harpsichord making. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Buy three centuries of harpsichord making 1st by hubbard, f isbn. The harpsichord and its smaller relatives, the virginal and. Publication date 1967 topics harpsichord publisher cambridge, mass. Three centuries of harpsichord making by frank hubbard.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The other end of the key lifts a jack a long strip of wood that holds a small. By the 16th century, harpsichord makers in italy were making lightweight. Tune four perfect fifths cgdae and the resulting pythagorean third ce is ca. A clavicytherium is a harpsichord in which the soundboard and strings are mounted vertically facing the player. The harpsichord was an important keyboard instrument in europe from the 15th through the 18th centuries, and as revived in the 20th, is widely played today.
Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. In a clavicytherium, the jacks move horizontally without the assistance of gravity, so that clavicytherium actions are more complex than those of other harpsichords. The authors aim is to give enough information to make it possible for builders of harpsichords to base their work on certain knowledge of the designs and. The harpsichord was an important keyboard instrument in europe from the 15th through the. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Three centuries of harpsichord making frank hubbard harvard. Three centuries of harpsichord making hubbard, frank on. An authoritative survey by a leading builder of how early harpsichords were built and how the harpsichord evolved over time in different national traditions. History and construction of the harpsichord chapter 1 the. Three centuries of harpsichord making f first edition edition. Hubbard, frank 1967 three centuries of harpsichord making, 2nd ed. Three centuries of harpsichord making 1967 edition open library. Fifteenthcentury depictions of harpsichords show small instruments that would often. My visit with kevin fryer at his studio in san francisco.