Folding Harpsichord by Nonnemaker
Maker:
Nonnemaker, C
Number of manuals:
one
Year:
1757
Museum:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Date Range
1750-1800
Current Location:
North America
Material:
Painter:
Pedals:
Catalogue Number:
BMO-1388
Origin:
Germany
Type:
Folding Harpsichord
Technical description: Composed of one rectangular and two trapezoidal sections hinged together so that the sections fold into a rectangular box shape for travel, case of light brown wood (stained poplar?); compass C/e-c4, rosewood naturals with ivory arcades, accidentals veneered on the sides with rosewood and plated with ivory, two-rail keyframe, keys guided by pins between the rear ends of the levers, keyboard must be withdrawn to fold the instrument; jacks and tongues of pear, quill plectra, brass leaf springs, small lead weights, the jacks for the lower springs, small lead weights, the jacks for the lower 2/3 of the compass slotted for a single damper, box register is made by gluing blocks between two thin battens. Credit (Douglas Maple 1983)