The Ottavina
after Anon late C17th Italian,
MI263 Germanisches Nationalmuseum
2 x 4´, no buff
Both registers movable
48-note keyboard C,D–c''' with bone naturals,
ebony-slipped stained pearwood accidentals,
& pearwood arcades
A440
Traditional cherry jacks with holly tongues,
wire springs & Canada goose quill, working in box guide
Strung in Birkett Yellow Brass
Inner instrument of cedar of Lebanon,
Alaskan yellow cedar soundboard, walnut bridge & nut
KEVIN FRYER • SAN FRANCISCO • 2020
The most compact real harpsichord
Size: 99 x 67cm
Value: $11000
Performance Fee: $690 |