Technical LibraryRESOURCES VII: Books Entire Contents Copyright © 2022 CBH |
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Some of the titles we stock… |
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de Blaise, William: Harpsichords Maintenance Manual The instruments of this London maker of the 1960s were exported not only to the British Commonwealth, but all over the world. To assist the current owners of this specific make of harpsichord, we have reprinted the original 18-page maintenance manual and spiral bound it with a clear plastic cover, card and plastic back. This booklet is essential for understanding the intended setup and operation of these twentieth-century instruments. |
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Craig, Hugh: Hugh Craig Harpsichord Maintenance Manual Hugh Craig trained with Dolmetsch, and emigrated to Australia in the 1960s. He built several hundred revival-style instruments in Victoria during the harpsichord’s halcyon years, before returning to UK in the early 1980s. His magnum opus was a large concert harpsichord commissioned by the newly-opened Sydney Opera House. We have reprinted the original 12-page Hugh Craig manual from 1973 and included the additional page “For customers with wooden jacks”. This A4 spiral bound booklet with seven b&w photographs will prove useful to owners of these instruments. |
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Klop, GC: Harpsichord Tuning — Course Outline Klop’s 32-page pamphlet contains some good general hints and several temperaments are discussed, although not every one in sufficient detail for them all to be tuned. Beat speeds are given for the most usual temperaments—a metronome will ensure accuracy here. This is the slightly revized 1983 reprint. |
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Taylor, Robert S: Manual for the care and adjustment of Sperrhake Harpsichords This 43-page manual for Sperrhake instruments was authored by the US agent in 1965 and revized by him in 1968. It has helpful discussion of all facets of action and tuning, and includes two pages of diagrams. We have reprinted the neatly typed original, then comb bound it with a clear plastic cover, card and plastic back. |
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To order any of the above titles, please check our Spare Parts section for pricing and then use our Book Order Form. You can conveniently pay our invoice online using PayPal.
For a comprehensive list of books relevant to early keyboard instruments, please refer to our Bibliography section. (The books listed in the Bibliography section are not for sale.)
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Hubbard, Frank: Three Centuries of Harpsichord Making A classic text with elegant hand-drawn plates. A 1960s examination of the then-known surviving historic harpsichords of various schools with details of their construction. Hardcover with dustjacket in plastic sleeve, $50 including GST. SOLD |
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Neupert, Hanns: How to Maintain a Modern Harpsichord English translation published by Bärenreiter in 1968, useful for the upkeep of revival harpsichords, 24 pages, $20 including GST. SOLD |
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Sotheby’s: Musical instruments including Early Music, 14 & 16 November 2000 Profusely illustrated auction catalog with many early keyboard instruments including 1758 Kirckman double, 152 pages. Paperback, $44 including GST. |
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Sotheby’s: Musical instruments including Early Music, 13 & 31 November 2001 Profusely illustrated auction catalog with many early keyboard instruments including 1679 Couchet, 158 pages. Paperback, $44 including GST. |
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Zuckermann, Wolfgang: The Modern Harpsichord The central theme of The Modern Harpsichord—that harpsichords should be made today as they were in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries—altered the course of modern harpsichord development. The story behind the book, and the jacks that Wolfgang collected from makers all over the world, can be found on our Wolfgang’s Jacks page. Hardcover with dustjacket in plastic sleeve, $85 including GST. SOLD |
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