2023 Carmel Bach Festival Early Keyboard Gallery
Copyright © 2023 CBH
2023 Carmel Bach Festival Early Keyboard GalleryCopyright © 2023 CBH |
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| INSTRUMENT | The Flemish Single Harpsichord after 1635 Ruckers | The Flemish Double Harpsichord after 1624 “Colmar” Ruckers | The German Double Harpsichord after 1722 Johann Heinrich Gräbner |
The Fortepiano after Mozart’s Geburtshaus Walter c1782 | The Continuo Organ |
The Continuo Organ |
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| DISPOSITION | 2 x 8´, 1 x 4´, no buff, |
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 front 8´ Stop registers worked by wooden levers on wrestplank |
Double strung up to g', then triple strung | 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 | One 52-note keyboard with ebony naturals, bone-slipped stained cherry sharps, & pearwood arcades BB–d''' |
Two 55-note reverse keyboards with bone-slipped sharps GG,AA–d''' |
Two 58+1-note reverse keyboards with bone-slipped sharps FF–d''' |
One 63-note reverse keyboard with bone-slipped ebony sharps, & gilded ebony keyfronts FF–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 | non-transposing A415 | A415/A440 | A415/A440 | A430 A440 capable |
A415/A440/A466 | A415/A440 | ||||||||||||
| STRINGING | Strung in Birkett Red & Yellow Brass, and P-wire | Strung in Malcolm Rose Red & Yellow Brass, and Soft Iron wire | Strung in Birkett Red & Yellow Brass, and P-wire | Strung in Malcolm Rose Yellow Brass, and “B” Iron wire, zither pins | All wooden pipes | All wooden pipes | ||||||||||||
| ACTION | Tapered pearwood jacks with Canada goose quill plectra | Tapered pearwood jacks with Delrin plectra, working in leathered registers | Tapered pearwood jacks with Canada goose quill plectra | Viennese action with metal kapsels, complete backcheck Knee-operated dampers and moderator |
Mechanical | Mechanical | ||||||||||||
| CONSTRUCTION | Poplar case, Italian spruce soundboard, beech & cherry bridges |
Lime case, lid & bottom, Italian alpine spruce soundboard, pearwood bridges & rails | Ponderosa pine case, lid & bottom, Norway spruce soundboard, maple bridge & rails | Walnut veneered case, solid walnut lid, Sitka spruce soundboard | European cherry case Self-contained 110V blower |
European cherry case Self-contained 110V blower |
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| DECORATION | Soundboard painting by Janine Johnson Gilded rose Black case interior & exterior, bright mouldings, gilded lid bands Flemish papers to keywell & case rim |
Soundboard painting by Margrit Haberlin after the original instrument Gilded rose Varnish craquelure case decoration by Adrian Card inspired by Joris Hoefnagel’s illuminations in the Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta, gilded mouldings, Ruckers-style brass hinges Hand-printed Flemish papers to keywell and case rim |
Soundboard rose |
French polished case Scrimshaw plaques for nameboard inscription & keycheek ornament |
Pierced panels to sides & back | Pierced panels to sides & back | ||||||||||||
| STAND & ACCESSORIES | Eight leg table stand in Claro walnut with concealed music drawer Matching music desk & lid stick |
Eight leg table stand Wenge music desk & lid stick |
Six leg table stand Matching maple music desk |
Five square tapered legs | Instrument rests directly on floor | Instrument rests directly on floor | ||||||||||||
| SIGNATURE | DOMINIC FAVIA FECIT CALIFORNIA [2021] | KEVIN FRYER • SAN FRANCISCO • 1998 | JOHN MURDOCH PHILLIPS BERKELEY CALIFORNIA ANNO 2010 |
PHILIP BELT [Op26 1981] |
GC KLOP GARDEREN |
[unsigned — GC KLOP GARDEREN] |
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| PROVENANCE | Private ownership, |
Private ownership, Jackson, WY |
Private ownership, Palo Alto, CA |
Private ownership, New York, NY |
San Francisco Bach Choir | UC Berkeley | ||||||||||||
| CONCERT USE Subject to change |
Rehearsal & coaching instrument; Fri Foyer | Mon, Tue & Sun concerts; Thu Twilight in the Cathedral; Best of the Fest | Wed Intermezzi | Sat concert; 12 Jul Twilight; Mon Foyer; Best of the Fest |
Mon, Tue & Sun concerts; VBA Showcase; Best of the Fest | Wed & Fri Intermezzi; Thu Twilight in the Cathedral | ||||||||||||
| All early keyboards prepared throughout the Carmel Bach Festival season by Carey Beebe. | ||||||||||||||||||
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