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Oman French Double carved donkey foot cabriole leg 19K jpeg

The French Double Harpsichord after Blanchet

2 x 8⁠´, 1 x 4⁠´, buff to back 8⁠´
Stop registers worked by levers through nameboard
Two 61-note reverse keyboards FF–f''' A392/A415/A440
Tapered wooden jacks with natural celcon plectra, leathered registers
Strung in Malcolm Rose wire
Soundboard painting after Goermans/Taskin by Diana Ford
Handpainted case
Cast brass hinges and stop levers
Oil gilt mouldings and bands
Seven leg Louis-XV stand with carved acanthus and donkey feet
Matching stool with buttoned gold velvet seat

CAREY BEEBE • MMIX

Commission for Qasr Al Alam Royal Palace, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

Soundboard detail with the extinct Norfolk Island Kākā (Nestor productus)

Oman Blanchet soundboard detail postcard 7K jpeg

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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.
		Oil gilding the case bands Carey Beebe demonstrating oil gilding of the harpsichord case bands.
		Ghosting the 4⁠´ quills Carey Beebe ghosting the 4⁠´ quills.
		Chipping to pitch Carey Beebe chipping the newly-strung harpsichord to pitch.
		Inserting the hitchpins Carey Beebe inserting the 8⁠´ hitchpins in the tail hitchpinrail.
		Nailing the harpsichord keyend cloth Carey Beebe demonstrating how to nail and trim the keyend cloth for the upper keyboard.
		Backpinning the 8⁠´ bridge Carey Beebe backpinning the 8⁠´ bridge.
		Inserting the bridgepins Carey Beebe demonstrating how to insert the bridgepins.
		Drilling for the bridgepins Carey Beebe demonstrating how to drill the holes for the bridgepins.
		Painting the harpsichord case — Time-lapse Time-lapse of Carey Beebe applying the first coat of color to a French Double Harpsichord.


Case with the first coat of color	The seven Louis XV-style legs with their first coat


Hitchpins inserted and instrument ready for stringing	The instrument fully strung and pinned


Completed keyboards ready for installation	Jacks being fitted


Case after gold banding	Gilded Louis XV cabriole legs


Completed seven leg Louis XV stand	Harpsichord on stand for the first time


Matching stool ready for upholstered top	Lid attached


Completed stool with gold velvet buttoned seat	Completed continuo music desk

Oman French Double harpsichord complete 36K jpeg

Harpsichord complete (lid painting prepared for)

Oman French Double harpsichord packed for airfreight 38K jpeg

Packed for airfreight to Muscat

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