2007 Carmel Bach Festival Early Keyboard Gallery
Copyright © 2010 CBH
2007 Carmel Bach Festival Early Keyboard GalleryCopyright © 2010 CBH |
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| INSTRUMENT | The Italian Harpsichord after Grimaldi | The Flemish Double Harpsichord after 1638 Ruckers | The French Double Harpsichord after Hemsch | The Fortepiano after Stein | The Continuo Organ |
The Continuo Organ |
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| DISPOSITION | 2 x 8´, no buff Both registers movable by stop levers on wrestplank |
2 x 8´, 1 x 4´, buff on back 8´ Stop registers worked by levers on wrestplank |
2 x 8´, 1 x 4´, buff on back 8´ Stop registers and buff worked by levers through nameboard |
Double strung throughout | 8´, 4´, 2´, 11/3´ Divided stop registers (Quint to treble only) |
8´, 4´, 2´, 11/3´ Divided stop registers (Quint to treble only) |
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| RANGE | One 56+1-note boxwood & cherry keyboard with skunktail sharps GG–d''' |
Two 58-note reverse keyboards with bone-slipped sharps GG–e''' |
Two 61-note reverse keyboards with bone-slipped sharps FF–f''' |
One 62-note reverse keyboard with ivory-slipped sharps FF–f#''' |
One 54-note reverse keyboard with snakewood sharps C–f''' |
One 54-note reverse keyboard with cherry sharps C–f''' |
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| TRANSPOSITION | A415/A440 | A415/A440 | A415/A440 | A430 A440 capable |
A415/A440 | A415/A440/A466 | ||||||
| STRINGING | Strung in US Yellow Brass wire | Strung in Malcolm Rose Red & Yellow Brass, and Soft Iron wire | Strung in Malcolm Rose Red & Yellow Brass, and Soft Iron wire | Strung in US Yellow Brass, and Malcolm Rose Soft Iron wire | All wooden pipes | All wooden pipes | ||||||
| ACTION | Traditional beech jacks with black celcon | Tapered wooden jacks with black celcon plectra, leathered registers | Tapered wooden jacks with black celcon plectra, leathered registers | Hubbard Viennese action rebuilt by Janine Johnson with metal kapsels, complete backcheck Knee-operated dampers, Moderator with knob piercing nameboard |
Mechanical | Mechanical | ||||||
| CONSTRUCTION | False inner-outer construction with cypress inner case and limewood
exterior case, Swiss pine soundboard, walnut bridge, nut & wrestplank veneer |
Basswood case, lid & bottom, Engelmann spruce soundboard, pearwood 8´ bridge, beech 4´ bridge | Hard Canadian basswood case, lid & bottom, Swiss pine soundboard, pearwood bridges & rails | American cherry roundtail case, veneered lid, Sitka spruce soundboard | European oak case Self-contained 110V blower |
European cherry case Self-contained 110V blower |
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| DECORATION | Hand-rubbed painted finish, Florentine decoration by Adrian Card Ornamental iron lid flap hinges |
Soundboard painting in appropriate style Gilded rose Handpainted black exterior, red lid interior, gilded mouldings, Ruckers-style brass hinges Flemish papers to keywell and case rim
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Soundboard painting after Goermans/Taskin Handpainted green black exterior, vermilion interior Oil gilt mouldings and case bands Gilded rose |
Varnished case finish | Pierced panels to sides & back | Pierced panels to sides & back | ||||||
| STAND & ACCESSORIES | Painted turned beech stand & lid stick Walnut music desk |
Turned trestle stand in cherry Matching music desk & lid stick |
Six leg Louis-XVI stand Turned trestle travel stand in cherry Painted music desk and lid stick |
Four turned and fluted legs | Instrument rests directly on floor | Instrument rests directly on floor | ||||||
| SIGNATURE | KEVIN FRYER • SAN FRANCISCO • 1988 | KEVIN FRYER • SAN FRANCISCO • 1997 | KEVIN FRYER • SAN FRANCISCO • 1987 | (unsigned) | GC KLOP GARDEREN |
GC KLOP GARDEREN |
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| PROVENANCE | Private ownership, San Francisco |
Private ownership, San Francisco |
Private ownership, San Francisco |
Private ownership, San Francisco |
MusicSources | San Francisco Bach Choir | ||||||
| CONCERT USE Subject to change |
Monday concert, Wednesday & Thursday recitals | Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday concerts; August 6 twilight | Monday, Tuesday & Saturday recitals, July 18 twilight | Friday recital | Sunday Passion, Wednesday recital & August 1 twilight | Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday concerts, Sunday Passion | ||||||
| All the early keyboard instruments are procured and delivered by Kevin Fryer Harpsichords and prepared throughout the Carmel season by Carey Beebe. | ||||||||||||
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