
Its pitch sounds an octave higher than standard pitch. This virginal is the earliest known extant Ruckers instrument housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. A copy of the “child” from a double virginal. Case dimensions: 60.5'' in length by 19'' in width and 6'' deep.Īfter Hans Ruckers Antwerp 1581 ~ Octave spinet. ~ an Unfretted, Double Strung large German Clavichord from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston collection.

Case dimensions: 51.5'' in length, 15'' in width and 5'' deep.Īfter Johann Christoph Schiedmayer, Neustadt an der Aisch 1796. Case dimensions: 70'' in length, 22'' in width and 7.5'' deep.Īfter Christian Gottlob Hubert 1784 Ansbach ~ a Late German Fretted, Double Strung Clavichord that is double fretted at the most. Hass, Hamburg 1761 ~ a Late German Double Strung, Unfretted Clavichord with a partial additional 4 foot in the bass. Case dimensions: 54'' in length by 15'' in width and 6'' deep.Īfter J. Copied from the original in the Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. Case dimensions: 46'' in length, 16'' in width and 6'' deep.Īfter an Anonymous German ~ a Double Strung, Fretted Clavichord from the second half of the 18th century. 37 notes F to b'' $3,200Īfter Onesto Tosi di Genoa 1568 ~ an Early Italian Fretted Clavichord from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts collection. Travel fee: $1 per mile for our round trip.Īfter Henri Arnaut de Zwolle: ~ a tiny fretted Renaissance clavichord based on a de Zwolle treatise in 1440 when he was working in the court of Burgundy in Dijon.

Restringing: $500 per set of strings, includes materials and labor.

Soundboard Painting added to an existing instrument: $2,000. Lid Paintings on existing instruments: $4,000. Keyboards with extended range beyond that stated in the description, additional registers, and especially ornate case, lid, or stand decoration will likely affect the final price. Decoration, whether it be natural wood or painted case, the style of stand, or even keyboard cover materials, etcetera, is varied and encouraged, yet still it is entirely the buyers choice. I f a very plain instrument is required without decoration, then we may be willing to lower the list price. Every individual instrument is a work of art and made-to-order.īase prices below generally reflect what would be considered typical decoration for that type of instrument, however the final price may vary depending upon the specifics of an order.
