Clavichord by Jesse, J

Technical description: Unfretted clavichord. Range FF-f3; soft wood case painted outside in imitation tortoise-shell, lid black with painted tortoise-shell panels, interior of lid and front board painted red; on separate carved stand with cabriole legs; natural keyheads 4.6 cm long, ebony tops with 4 score lines, black-stained arcades; accidentals 8.2 cm long, black-stained hardwood with bone tops; pivot points: naturals 19.0 bass to treble, accidentals 15.9 bass to treble; note names written on keys; keys FF, FF#, g, d2, d#2 possibly not original (FF and FF# are of softwood, whereas g, d2, d#2 are of pear. While the latter 3 are obviously replacements for missing or broken keys, the FF and FF# may have been added to enlarge compass. Plating on FF# is ivory; brass tangents; probably spruce soundboard with usual simple-section bridge backpinned from FF to a2; unpierced oblong tuning pins, note names inscribed by pins. Credit (Hardy Schlick, 1977)