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Harpsichord by Ruckers, A
Maker:
Ruckers, A
Number of manuals:
Two
Year:
1643
Museum:
National Music Museum, North America
Date Range
1600-1650
Current Location:
North America
Material:
Painter:
Pedals:
Catalogue Number:
BMO-1566
Origin:
Antwerp, Belgium
Type:
Harpsichord
About two inches (5 cm) were added to its width in the treble, and the wrestplank and the action were replaced, probably done in the 1730s or 40s by the Parisian maker, Antoine Vater, or his eminent pupil, Henri Hemsch. Thus, in its musical resources, it became a normal 18th-century French harpsichord with two GG-to-e3 (58 notes) keyboards and the standard disposition of 8' and 4' stops on the lower manual, 8' on the upper, a buff stop on one of the 8' choirs, and a shove coupler
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