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Unfretted Clavichord

DescriptionCompass: AAA-a4 (7 octaves) 85 notes

Two pedals: left: moderator; right: damper

Construction:
Ornate burled walnut veneer with high-gloss finish.
The sides of the upper panel are in the shape of gothic columns with incised lines.
Legs have incised lines, terminating at the top with carved leaves.
The top panel contains multi-colored marquetry, depicting a harp, tambourine, panpipes, flute, a clarinet bell, flowers, and leaves.
The bottom panel has rectangular line carving and an urn-like carving in the center, with arabesques and flowers on both sides.
The cast iron fram is decorative, with top right corner in shape of floral garlands with terminate in the corner with a tulip bulb.
There are two square bridges, bass AAA-e and treble f-a4
The tail of the bass bridge is butted against the treble bridge, and each are double pinned throughout
Soundboard grain is left to right
The treble strings have a V-bar and a pressure bar.
Wood nut in the bass section single pinned.
Modern hitchpin arrangement.

Stock Photo - does not represent the instrument

Compass: GG-g3

Case:
Bridge: beech, backpinned GG-g
Nut: beech
Soundboard: spruce or pine, grain at 42 degree angle from right side of spine
Bottom: pine or spruce
Sides (except spine): oak, overlap baseboard
Spine: pine
Wrestplank: oak, mahogany veneer
Tuning pins: rectangular, pierced
Decoration: mahogany veneer, cross-banded, burl, with holly stringing
Jack rail: later
Stand: square-sectioned trestle [later]

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Spinets were so rarely made in colonial America that in 1769, when this example was finished, the Boston Gazette reported: "A few days since was shipped for Newport, a very curious Spinnet, being the first ever made in America, the performance of the ingenious Mr. John Harris, of Boston (Son of the late Mr. Joseph Harris, of London, Harpsichord and Spinnet Maker), and in every respect does Honour to that Artist"

There are some questions about the authenticity of the maker of this instrument

This square piano was made by John Harper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1797. This is the only piano known from Harper’s short career in Philadelphia, unless the Harper of Harper & Fagan was the same person (see piano MI*315684). This piano has a compass of FF-f3, single action (not original), leather hammers, double-strings throughout, tuning pins on the right, no evidence of stops, wood frame, and a mahogany case

Credit: Smithsonian 

This square piano was made by Harper & Fagan in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania around 1796-1798. Harper may have been John Harper, and Fagan may have been John Fagan who was described as a “laborer and porter” in Philadelphia, 1791-1797. No other instruments by the partners seem to have survived. This piano has a compass of FF-f3 (FF# missing), single action, leather hammers, double-strings throughout, tuning pins on the right, 2 hand stops: lute and dampers, wood frame, and a wood case

Credit: Smithsonian