2012 Carmel Bach Festival Early Keyboard Gallery
Copyright © 2012 CBH
2012 Carmel Bach Festival Early Keyboard GalleryCopyright © 2012 CBH |
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| INSTRUMENT | The Flemish Double Harpsichord after 1624 “Colmar” Ruckers | The Italian Harpsichord after Grimaldi | The Flemish Double Harpsichord after 1638 Ruckers | The French Double Harpsichord after Blanchet 1733 |
The Fortepiano after Stein | The Continuo Organ |
The Continuo Organ |
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| DISPOSITION | 2 x 8´, 1 x 4´, buff on back 8´ 4´ register worked by lever on wrestplank |
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´, no buff Stop registers worked by levers through nameboard |
Double strung throughout | 8´, 4´, 2´, 11/3´ Divided stop registers (Quint to treble only) |
8´, 4´, 2´, 22/3´ Divided stop registers (Quint to treble only) |
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| RANGE | Two 55-note reverse keyboards with bone-slipped sharps GG,AA–d''' |
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+1-note reverse keyboards with bone-slipped sharps FF–f''' |
One 62-note reverse keyboard with ivory-slipped sharps FF–f''',g''' |
One 54-note reverse keyboard with cherry sharps C–f''' |
One 54+1-note reverse keyboard with snakewood sharps C–f''' |
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| TRANSPOSITION | A415/A440 | A415/A440 | A415/A440 | A392/A415/A440 | A430 A440 capable |
A415/A440/A466 | A415/A440 | ||||||||||||||
| STRINGING | Strung in Malcolm Rose Red & Yellow Brass, and Soft Iron wire | 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 | Tapered wooden jacks with black celcon plectra, leathered registers | Traditional beech jacks with black celcon plectra | Tapered wooden jacks with black celcon plectra, leathered registers | Tapered wooden jacks with Canada goose quill 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 | Lime case, lid & bottom, Italian alpine spruce soundboard, pearwood bridges & rails | 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 | Basswood case, lid & bottom, Norway spruce soundboard, cherry bridge, beech rails | American cherry roundtail case, veneered lid, Sitka spruce soundboard | European cherry case Self-contained 110V blower |
European cherry case Self-contained 110V blower |
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| DECORATION | Distressed soundboard painting in appropriate style Gilded rose Distressed handpainted grey case, bright mouldings, Ruckers-style brass hinges Distressed hand-printed Flemish papers to keywell and case rim Lid painting by Millicent Tomkins |
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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Decoration by Janine Johnson: Soundboard painting Gilded rose Chinoiserie on deep purple ground Oil gilt mouldings and case bands |
Varnished case finish | Pierced panels to sides & back | Pierced panels to sides & back | ||||||||||||||
| STAND & ACCESSORIES | Turned trestle travel stand in ebonized mahogany Cherry music desk & lid stick |
Painted turned beech stand & lid stick Walnut music desk |
Turned trestle stand in cherry Matching music desk & lid stick |
Seven leg Louis-XV cabriole leg stand Turned trestle travel stand in walnut Matching walnut music desk |
Four turned and fluted legs | Instrument rests directly on floor | Instrument rests directly on floor | ||||||||||||||
| SIGNATURE | [unsigned — KEVIN FRYER 2003] |
KEVIN FRYER • SAN FRANCISCO • 1988 | KEVIN FRYER • SAN FRANCISCO • 1997 | JOHN PHILLIPS • BERKELEY • 1999 | [unsigned] | GC KLOP GARDEREN |
[unsigned — GC KLOP GARDEREN] |
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| PROVENANCE | Kevin Fryer Harpsichords | Private ownership, San Francisco |
Kevin Fryer Harpsichords | Private ownership, Oakland CA |
Private ownership, Oakland CA |
San Francisco Bach Choir | UC Berkeley | ||||||||||||||
| CONCERT USE Subject to change |
Thursday Twilights | Wednesday July 18 Twlight; Monday concert | Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday concerts; Adams Showcase | July 11 pre-Fest concert; Tuesday recital | July 11 pre-Fest concert | Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday & Wednesday concerts; Adams Showcase | Monday concert | ||||||||||||||
| All the early keyboard instruments are procured and delivered by Kevin Fryer Harpsichords. All early keyboards prepared throughout the Carmel season by Carey Beebe. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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