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2021/01/29 |  |
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Cutting a Canada goose quill plectrum Carey Beebe demonstrating how to cut a genuine Canada goose quill plectrum for a harpsichord jack. |
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| 2015/05/23 |  |
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Voicing the modern harpsichord Carey Beebe adjusting the voicing of the front 8´ choir of a modern harpsichord. |
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| 2010/09/13 |  |
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Stripping the jackrail cloth Carey Beebe stripping soft black cloth to width for the jackrail padding. |
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| 2010/03/19 |  |
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Preparing the buff stop Carey Beebe preparing the harpsichord buff stop. |
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| 2010/09/03 |  |
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Ghosting the 4´ quills Carey Beebe ghosting the 4´ quills. |
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| 2007/02/18 |  |
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Stagger Carey Beebe demonstrating the timing of the pluck (“stagger”). |
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| 2017/07/09 |  |
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Stagger II — Neupert “Bach” model Carey Beebe demonstrating stagger on a restored Neupert “Bach” model harpsichord in Seoul. |
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| 2012/08/28 |  |
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Cutting a crow quill plectrum Carey Beebe demonstrating how to cut a genuine crow quill plectrum for a harpsichord jack. |
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| 2007/03/20 |  |
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Replacing a delrin quill Carey Beebe demonstrating replacement of a delrin quill. |
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| 2007/05/12 |  |
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Replacing a leather plectrum Carey Beebe demonstrating replacement of a leather plectrum. |
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| 2007/03/21 |  |
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Replacing a boar bristle tongue spring Carey Beebe demonstrating replacement of a boar bristle tongue spring. |
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| 2010/11/06 |  |
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Correcting warped plastic harpsichord jacks Carey Beebe correcting a warped plastic harpsichord jack with heat treatment. |
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| 2008/09/23 |  |
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Morley delrin conversion Carey Beebe demonstrating the conversion of the original leather plectra to Delrin on a Morley virginal. |
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| 2008/09/04 |  |
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de Blaise delrin conversion Carey Beebe demonstrating the conversion of the original leather plectra to Delrin on a de Blaise harpsichord. |
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| 2008/08/21 |  |
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Goble delrin conversion Carey Beebe demonstrating the conversion of the original 4´leather plectra to Delrin on a 1974 Goble harpsichord. |
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| 2007/02/07 |  |
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Replacing a Zuckermann tongue Carey Beebe demonstrating how to replace a tongue in the Zuckermann brown plastic #6 jack. |
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| 2007/02/11 |  |
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Replacing a Hubbard tongue Carey Beebe demonstrating how to replace and retension a tongue in the Hubbard white plastic jack. |
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| 2008/05/18 |  |
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Hubbard jack top regulation Carey Beebe demonstrating top regulation of Hubbard harpsichord jacks. |
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| 2006/05/22 |  |
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Simple jack assembly Carey Beebe demonstrating tongue installation in the simple wooden jacks. |
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| 2009/04/21 |  |
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Inserting the 4´ dampers Carey Beebe inserting & trimming the dampers for the 4´ choir of a French Double Harpsichord. |
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| 2009/04/19 |  |
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Inserting the dampers — Time-lapse Time-lapse of Carey Beebe inserting the dampers in the front 8´ jacks of a French Double Harpsichord. |
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| C A R E |
2011/06/19 |  |
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Harpsichord triage Carey Beebe diagnozing and rectifying an Institutional harpsichord in limited time. |
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| 2007/09/05 |  |
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Soundboard cleaning Carey Beebe demonstrating how to dust a harpsichord soundboard. |
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| C L A V I C H O R D |
2018/04/07 |  |
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Clavichord string replacement Carey Beebe demonstrating how to replace a clavichord string. |
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| 2018/04/07 |  |
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Clavichord key removal Carey Beebe demonstrating how to remove and replace a clavichord key. |
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| 2007/03/29 |  |
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Double-fretted Clavichord action Carey Beebe demonstrating the action of the Double-fretted Clavichord. |
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| 2009/08/28 |  |
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Unfretted Clavichord action Carey Beebe demonstrating the action of the Unfretted Clavichord. |
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| 2006/05/27 |  |
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Clavichord key carving Carey Beebe demonstrating ornamental key carving suitable for a small clavichord. |
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| 2009/01/25 |  |
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Clavichord keycarving II — Time-lapse Time-lapse of Carey Beebe carving a key of a new unfretted clavichord. |
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| 2009/02/06 |  |
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Clavichord keycarving III — Keys on the frame The full effect of the carving is only seen when all the keys are returned to the frame. |
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| C O N S T R U C T I O N |
2008/05/14 |  |
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Sharpening a scraper Carey Beebe demonstrating how to sharpen a cabinet maker's scraper. |
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| 2009/06/28 |  |
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Structural repair An interesting harpsichord repair undertaken in the field to return a harpsichord to playing condition. |
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| 2009/05/17 |  |
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Gap spacer replacement Carey Beebe replacing a bent gap spacer on a harpsichord in Taiwan. |
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| 2012/04/10 |  |
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Loose soundboard rib Carey Beebe diagnozing and reattaching a loose soundboard rib in the field. |
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| 2011/10/30 |  |
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Reattaching the bridge Carey Beebe reattaching a virginal bridge to its soundboard. |
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| 2008/03/21 |  |
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Soundboard crack repair Carey Beebe demonstrating how to repair a hairline crack in a harpsichord soundboard. |
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| D E C O R A T I O N |
2010/03/12 |  |
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Papering the case rim Carey Beebe papering the case rim of a Flemish-style harpsichord. |
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| 2015/01/14 |  |
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Papering the keywell Carey Beebe papering the keywell of a Flemish-style harpsichord. |
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| 2010/10/02 |  |
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Oil gilding the Louis XV cabriole stand legs Carey Beebe oil gilding a Louis XV cabriole leg for the table stand. |
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| 2010/10/02 |  |
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Oil gilding the case bands Carey Beebe demonstrating oil gilding of the harpsichord case bands. |
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| 2010/03/10 |  |
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Oil gilding the mouldings Carey Beebe demonstrating oil gilding of the harpsichord case top mouldings. |
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| 2010/08/27 |  |
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Oil gilding the rose Carey Beebe demonstrating oil gilding of the harpsichord soundboard rose. |
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| 2010/02/20 |  |
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An Australian soundboard The second harpsichord soundboard painting by Diana Ford using Australian native flowers and fruits in the style of early Ioannes Ruckers c1620. |
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| 2010/05/02 |  |
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Screening the nameboard inscription Carey Beebe screening and gilding the nameboard inscription. |
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| 2009/10/19 |  |
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Painting the harpsichord case — Time-lapse Time-lapse of Carey Beebe applying the first coat of color to a French Double Harpsichord. |
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| 2006/05/21 |  |
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Brush technique Carey Beebe demonstrating hand painting on a harpsichord lid flap. |
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| 2011/01/15 |  |
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Priming the harpsichord case Carey Beebe applying primer to a Ruckers Double Harpsichord case. |
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| 2011/02/09 |  |
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Marbling the harpsichord Time-lapse of Carey Beebe marbling the spine of a Ruckers Double Harpsichord. |
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| 2011/05/04 |  |
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Hand-rubbed varnishing the marbled harpsichord Carey Beebe hand-rubbing the first coat of varnish on the marbled Ruckers Double Harpsichord cheek. |
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| 2011/05/04 |  |
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Lining the marbled harpsichord exterior Carey Beebe delineating the exterior marbled areas of the Ruckers Double Harpsichord |
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2007/03/12 |  |
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English Square Piano action Carey Beebe demonstrating the English Square Pianoforte double action. |
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| 2012/08/27 |  |
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Fortepiano hammer removal Carey Beebe demonstrating the removal and replacement of a hammer in a typical Viennese fortepiano. |
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| 2007/03/08 |  |
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Fortepiano action Carey Beebe demonstrating the Viennese fortepiano action. |
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| 2010/06/08 |  |
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Fortepiano action extraction I — Keyframe ramp Carey Beebe demonstrating how to safely extract the action of a Walter-type fortepiano. |
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| 2010/08/15 |  |
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Fortepiano action extraction II — Frontrail & Keyframe ramp Carey Beebe demonstrating how to safely extract the action of a Graf-type fortepiano. |
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| 2010/09/09 |  |
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Fortepiano action extraction III — Keyframe sled Carey Beebe demonstrating how to safely extract the action of a Stein-type fortepiano. |
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| 2010/11/13 |  |
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Fortepiano action extraction IV — Hinged retainer Carey Beebe demonstrating how to safely extract the action of a c1870 Streicher fortepiano. |
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| 2007/10/24 |  |
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Fortepiano setup Carey Beebe demonstrating how to setup a fortepiano. |
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| 2010/09/09 |  |
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Fortepiano lid removal Carey Beebe demonstrating how to safely remove and replace a traditional frame and panel fortepiano lid. |
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| K E Y B O A R D |
2015/01/31 |  |
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Removing the upper keyboard Carey Beebe removing the upper keyboard to access a key on the lower. |
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| 2012/08/27 |  |
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Shaving an expanded key lead Carey Beebe diagnozing sticking keys and shaving a corroded key lead. |
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| 2008/04/06 |  |
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Key Balancing Timothy Murray demonstrating how to balance a French Double Harpsichord lower manual key. |
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| 2007/10/14 |  |
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Shove coupler Carey Beebe demonstrating coupling the keyboards on a French Double Harpsichord. |
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| 2007/09/06 |  |
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Transposition Carey Beebe demonstrating how to transpose the keyboard from A392 to A415 to A440. |
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| 2008/09/17 |  |
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Transposition II Carey Beebe demonstrating how to transpose a double-keyboard harpsichord from A392 to A415 to A440 and back again. |
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| 2009/09/29 |  |
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Nailing the harpsichord keyend cloth Carey Beebe demonstrating how to nail and trim the keyend cloth for the upper keyboard. |
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| 2009/02/07 |  |
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Gluing on the sharps — Time-lapse Time-lapse of Carey Beebe gluing the sharps on the keylevers |
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| 2009/01/11 |  |
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Extending the lambstongue Carey Beebe demonstrating how to extend the lambstongue on the natural key heads. |
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| 2010/03/14 |  |
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English Bentside Spinet — short and broken octave Carey Beebe exploring the bottom octave of a Bentside Spinet with split sharps. |
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| O R G A N |
2014/08/15 |  |
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Tuning the Regal Carey Beebe tuning the Klop Regal. |
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| 2009/10/03 |  |
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Klop Continuo Organ — unpacking and setup Carey Beebe unpacking and setting up the Klop Continuo Organ for a recording session at Sydney’s Studios 301. |
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| 2009/10/03 |  |
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Klop Continuo Organ — transposition Carey Beebe demonstrating how to transpose the Klop Continuo Organ A392/A415/A440/A466. |
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| S T R I N G I N G |
2013/02/03 |  |
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Silencing ugly string tail resonances Carey Beebe demonstrating how to silence ugly string tail resonances. |
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| 2009/01/03 |  |
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Drilling for the bridgepins Carey Beebe demonstrating how to drill the holes for the bridgepins. |
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| 2009/01/09 |  |
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Inserting the bridgepins Carey Beebe demonstrating how to insert the bridgepins. |
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| 2010/04/24 |  |
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Inserting the hitchpins Carey Beebe inserting the 8´ hitchpins in the tail hitchpinrail. |
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| 2010/03/22 |  |
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Backpinning the 8´ bridge Carey Beebe backpinning the 8´ bridge. |
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| 2008/03/21 |  |
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String breaking Carey Beebe demonstrating four easy ways—intentional or not—guaranteed to break a harpsichord string. |
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| 2014/02/23 |  |
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Winding a string loop IV — Broadwood loop Carey Beebe demonstrating the winding of a Broadwood-style string hitchpin loop. |
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| 2011/07/23 |  |
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Winding a string loop III — the Greenhalgh Manœuvre Carey Beebe demonstrating winding a harpsichord string hitchpin loop, using a technique devized by London harpsichord technician Malcolm Greenhalgh. |
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| 2010/04/25 |  |
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Winding a string loop II A remake of an earlier movie showing Carey Beebe winding a harpsichord string hitchpin loop from a different angle. |
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| 2006/05/21 |  |
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Winding a string loop Carey Beebe demonstrating winding a harpsichord string hitchpin loop. |
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| 2011/06/23 |  |
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Winding a zither tuning pin Carey Beebe demonstrating string winding on a zither tuning pin. |
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| 2007/03/29 |  |
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Winding an historic tuning pin Carey Beebe demonstrating string winding on an historic tuning pin. |
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| 2017/01/15 |  |
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Winding an historic tuning pin II Carey Beebe demonstrating an alternate method for winding a string on an historic tuning pin without hole. |
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| 2008/06/14 |  |
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Clavichord Stringing — Time-lapse Time-lapse of Carey Beebe stringing a new unfretted clavichord. |
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| T U N I N G |
2011/02/26 |  |
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Customizing the tuning hammer fit Carey Beebe customizing a traditional harpsichord tuning hammer to fit a particular pin profile. |
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| 2010/04/24 |  |
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Chipping to pitch Carey Beebe chipping the newly-strung harpsichord to pitch. |
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| 2008/08/08 |  |
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Harpsichord Tuning — Time-lapse Time-lapse of Carey Beebe tuning a harpsichord at the Carmel Bach Festival. |
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| 2007/09/13 |  |
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Korg OT-12 repair Carey Beebe demonstrating how to repair an adrift speaker in the Korg OT-12 tuner. |
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| FOR SALE | 2008/03/21 |  |
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Sewing table pianoforte Sewing Table with concealed pianoforte, J Lier 1846. |
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| GENERAL | 2012/04/09 |  |
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Harpsichord Maintenance Tour 2012 Some more fun with the map facility in iMovie, tracing the twenty-six flight sectors of Carey Beebe’s mid-2012 Harpsichord Maintenance Tour. |
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| 2011/04/20 |  |
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Harpsichord Maintenance Tour 2011 Some more fun with the map facility in iMovie, tracing the route of Carey Beebe’s mid-2011 Harpsichord Maintenance Tour. |
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| 2010/05/22 |  |
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Harpsichord Maintenance Tour 2010 Some more fun with the map facility in iMovie, tracing the route of Carey Beebe’s mid-2010 Harpsichord Maintenance Tour. |
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| 2009/12/13 |  |
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Harpsichord Maintenance Tour 2007 Some more fun with the map facility in iMovie, tracing the twenty-five flight sectors of Carey Beebe’s mid-2007 Harpsichord Maintenance Tour. |
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| 2009/04/27 |  |
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Harpsichord Maintenance Tour 2009 Just some simple fun with the map facility in iMovie, tracing the seventeen flight sectors of Carey Beebe’s mid-2009 Harpsichord Maintenance Tour. |
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| 2009/06/12 |  |
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The Paris Workshop @ BEMF A quick peek at THE PARIS WORKSHOP exhibit at the 2009 Boston Early Music Festival while an unknown player puts the prototype of the New Italian Virginal kit through its paces. |
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| 2009/01/17 |  |
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Sotheby’s Musical Instrument Auction Catalogs A silent selection of the covers of recently-issued color catalogs from the venerable house of Sotheby’s. |
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| 2011/07/30 |  |
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2011 Keyboard Spectacular A quick widescreen stroll around the Sunset Center stage looking at all the early keyboard instruments used during the two week concert season of the 2011 Carmel Bach Festival. |
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| 2010/07/30 |  |
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2010 Keyboard Spectacular A wander around the Sunset Center stage looking at all the keyboard instruments used during the two week concert season of the 2010 Carmel Bach Festival. |
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| 2009/07/30 |  |
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2009 Keyboard Spectacular A lineup on the Sunset Center stage of all the keyboard instruments used during the two week concert season of the 2009 Carmel Bach Festival. |
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| 2008/08/08 |  |
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2008 Keyboard Spectacular A lineup on the Sunset Center stage of most of the keyboard instruments used during the three week concert season of the 2008 Carmel Bach Festival. |
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| 2008/08/09 |  |
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Tower Music @ the Mission The pagentry of the candlelit banner parade at San Carlos Borroméo de Carmelo Mission, 2008 Carmel Bach Festival. |
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| 2008/08/09 |  |
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Tower Music @ the Mission II For several decades, patrons arriving at evening concerts of the Carmel Bach Festival have been greeted by brass music. |
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| 2008/07/13 |  |
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Calliope The Calliope on the Steamship Natchez, New Orleans. |
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| 2007/03/25 |  |
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Harpsichord Horror A silent selection of harpsichords from around the world that have suffered with transit damage, the ravages of climatic extreme, structural failure or neglect. |
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| 2008/04/27 |  |
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Harpsichord Horror II Can a sequel outshine the original? Another silent selection—but this time of a single instrument. |
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| 2007/03/25 |  |
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Wolfgang’s Jacks The jacks collected by Wolfgang Zuckermann from makers around the world for his 1969 book The Modern Harpsichord. |
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| 2012/04/30 |  |
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Harpsichord tuners’ nightmare at Yamanashi Kofu, Japan 2012 — チェンバロ調律師の悪夢! |
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| 2009/05/04 |  |
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Yamanashi Kofu, Japan 2009 A six minute tour around the harpsichord exhibition room on arrival day (Friday May 1 2009) at the 23rd Early Music Contest in Yamanashi Kofu, Japan. |
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| 2007/04/22 |  |
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Yamanashi Kofu, Japan 2007 A quick and somewhat bumpy handheld pan around the harpsichord exhibition room on arrival day at the 21st Early Music Contest in Yamanashi Kofu, Japan. |
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| EXTERNAL PRODUCTIONS |
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[HKMoA x HKBU] Falconieri - La Suave Melodia | 法高尼利 - 美妙旋律 The Italian Harpsichord after Grimaldi |
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Erin Helyard | Keyboard Solos The Continuo Organ |
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Brandenburg One: Sarabande from JS Bach’s English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV808 The Flemish Double Harpsichord |
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Phoenix Collective: Bach Sonata No.6 The French Double Harpsichord with Louis-XVI stand |
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Muffat Collective | Vivaldi The Flemish Double Harpsichord |
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Muffat Collective | Couperin, Porpora, Vivaldi The Flemish Double Harpsichord |
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Andrew Goodwin | Bach: 3 Cantatas The Flemish Double Harpsichord |
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Andrew Goodwin and Erin Helyard | Beethoven, Schubert, Müller The Fortepiano
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Locatelli Violin Concerto in D major “The Harmonic Labyrinth” | ACO Soloists Australian Chamber Orchestra Principal Violin Satu Vänskä performs Locatelli’s notoriously difficult concerto. Recorded in Sydney’s City Recital Hall during the 2017 ACO Soloists tour. The Italian Harpsichord after Grimaldi |
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Live in the Studio: Richard Egarr and Satu Vänskä Richard Egarr rehearses Haydn’s Concerto for Keyboard in D major with the Australian Chamber Orchestra ahead of their national concert tour in June 2015. The Ruckers Double Harpsichord The Fortepiano
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| INTERVIEWS |  |
An interview with Carey Beebe on his 1773 Kirckman.
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Single-manual harpsichord by Jacob and Abraham Kirckman, London 1773 Carey Beebe talks about his restoration of the 1773 Kirckman harpsichord in preparation for its debut with Richard Egarr and Academy of Ancient Music, at Sydney’s City Recital Hall, November 9 2013. Shot by Wolter Peeters for Fairfax Media, with accompanying print article by Nick Galvin. |
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Carmel Bach Festival 2001 The Sunset Center has been the primary venue for the Carmel Bach Festival for decades but with a major renovation taking place, the 2001 Carmel Bach Festival had to find a new auditorium. The main building at the Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey, which was once a luxury hotel, was chosen for the 2001 Carmel Bach Festival. In this story we hear what some people, Jesse Read, musician, Carey Beebe, harpsichord maker and tuner, have to say about how the change in venue affects the sound, the audience, and the musicians. Hear it for yourself in a couple of short excerpts from the program. |
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An interview with Carey Beebe Filmed at the 2000 Carmel Bach Festival by Endorphin Productions. Carey Beebe has a fascinating and unusual occupation. He constructs harpsichords and travels the world to events like the Carmel Bach Festival to maintain and tune harpsichords. He tells us about the construction and peculiarities of these instruments as we discover the beauty of the harpsichord. |
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| PROPS HIRE/ COMMERCIALS |
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LG Cinema 3D TV commercial 30 second commercial filmed in Sydney in November 2011, using Ruckers Single Harpsichord by Carey Beebe 2000. |
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Captain James Cook mini-series ABC-Revcom production of Peter Yeldham’s Captain James Cook for the Australian Bicentenary. Filmed in 1987 in Sydney, using Flemish Single Harpsichord by Carey Beebe 1983 on screen and soundtrack. Winner, Best one-off drama or mini-series, Penguin Awards, 1988; Runner-up, Drama section, Emmy Awards, 1988. |
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Tudor watch TV commercial 20 second commercial produced for Hong Kong release with English soundtrack. Filmed in 1988 in Sydney’s historic Elizabeth Bay House, using Flemish Single Harpsichord by Carey Beebe 1983. |
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「帝舵」表電視廣告 20秒的「帝舵」表電視廣告﹐粵語聲帶﹐香港播映。 1988年在悉尼歷史有名的伊麗莎白灣別墅拍攝﹐應用凱銳‧彼彼1983年制的單鍵法蘭德斯式羽管鍵琴。 |
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Great Composers TV commercial 30 second commercial produced for Marshall Cavendish Great Composers. Filmed in 1985, using Fortepiano by D. Jacques Way 1983 and Carey Beebe playing Beethoven the composer. |
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Philips TV commercial 60 second commercial produced for Australian and New Zealand release of Philips Stereo Video. Filmed in 1984, using Flemish Single Harpsichord by Carey Beebe 1983 with Carey Beebe on screen. |
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