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Clavichord

Maker:

Number of manuals:

One

Year:

c.1600

Museum:

Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana

Date Range

1600-1650

Current Location: 

Ecuador

Material:

Painter:

Pedals:

Catalogue Number:

Origin:

Peru

Type:

Clavichord

Compass: C/E–a². Fretting starts at: e.

e-f-f#|g-g#-a|b♭-b-c¹-c#¹|d¹-e♭¹-e¹|f¹-f#¹-g¹-g#¹|a¹-b♭¹-b¹| thence uncertain.

Two bridges arranged at right angles to the case and two ‘hold-downs’ attached to the soundboard. Compartments with lids to left and right of the keyboard. The cranking of the keylevers is reminiscent of the Neapolitan clavichord in the Leipzig museum

Anonymous, Peru, possibly 1600s. Quito, Ecuador, Pedro Traversari Collection, No. 4137
Sources: Richard Rephann, Catalogue, also personal communication

Credit: https://peter-bavington.co.uk/multiple-fretted.htm

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