List of Keyboards
Mini Grand Piano by Kirkman & Son
This miniature grand piano was made by Kirkman & Son in London, England in 1851. Kirkman exhibited this instrument, a complete working grand, at the 1851 Crystal Palace Exhibition in London. This piano has a compass of CC-g4, an English grand action, felt hammers, copper wound and iron strings, 1 or 2 strings for each note, 2 pedals: una corda and damper lifter, partial iron frame with tension bars, straight-strung, ebonized case with gilt decoration
Credit: Smithsonian
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Harpsichord by Kirkman, J
• Original to Dumfries House in 1772 •The Harpsichord was put up for sale by Christie's in 2007, but it was never sold after the house and contents were saved by His Majesty the King, the then Prince of Wales, prior to the sale taking place. The Harpsichord was removed for restoration in 2019-2020 and re-voiced in goose quill by Huw Saunders
Photo Credit: Jamie Simpson
The name Kirkman had many different spellings. For ease of search, this website is using one spelling. For precise spelling on this instrument please consult the location.
Harpsichord by Kirckman, J
The Salaman-Kirkman Harpsichord is a historically significant, double-manual instrument crafted in London around 1768 by the renowned English instrument maker Jacob Kirkman. The harpsichord was notably owned and frequently performed by the 19th-century British musician and composer Charles K. Salaman
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Harpsichord by Kirckman J & A
The harpsichord at Osterley Park and House is one of the finest surviving English harpsichords of the late eighteenth century. Built in 1781 by the renowned London makers Jacob Kirckman and Abraham Kirckman, it is a lavish double-manual instrument that reflects the wealth and sophistication of the Child family, who transformed Osterley into one of Britain's grandest neoclassical houses. Richly decorated with mahogany veneers, intricate floral marquetry and a striking central inlay depicting musical instruments and manuscript pages, the harpsichord is as much a work of decorative art as it is a musical instrument. Originally acquired by Robert Child, it remained part of the Osterley collection before being removed in 1949 and later returned through the Jersey Bequest in 1993.
Photo Credit: Mike Peel Wikicommons
The name Kirkman had many different spellings. For ease of search, this website is using one spelling. For precise spelling on this instrument please consult the location.
Harpsichord by Kirckman, J
In design, construction, and disposition, the Kirckman harpsichord of 1798 is of the standard English model, already to be found in a surviving harpsichord by Hermann Tabel made in 1721. It has the typical two-manual disposition of five-octave FF-f3 compass (61 notes), lower manual with 8’ and 4’ registers, a "dogleg" 8’ shared by both keyboards, a nasal ("lute") 8’ on the upper, and a buff stop to the lower-manual 8’. There are two pedals: a machine stop and a Venetian swell. The machine stop, as it is pressed down, turns off the 4’ and dogleg 8’ registers while the lower-manual solo 8’ remains in the on position and the upper-manual nasal 8’ is engaged. With the swell pedal, the player can control the volume by opening and closing a set of louvers over the soundboard. This instrument, with its palette of color much wider than that offered by the typical French or Italian harpsichord, epitomizes the bold, rich tone for which English harpsichords have long been noted.
The name Kirkman had many different spellings. For ease of search, this website is using one spelling. For precise spelling on this instrument please consult the location.
