Harpsichord by Colin Booth 1977 Sold
Italian Harpsichord by Colin Booth circa 1700 (copy) 1977
Single Manual Harpsichord. Transposable A440/415hz
Two eight foot sets of strings with buff stop on one register.
Colin Booth has now retired as a harpsichord maker, but his fine recordings are still available through his website colinbooth.co.uk
This one is my favourite.
In line with Italian tradition, the keys are wooden - boxwood? No ivory worries for this one!
Unlike many harpsichords of this vintage, this one has nice wooden jacks, nowadays much preferred.
Dimensions: Length 2280 mm, width 917 mm.
Bought October 1989 from the Early Keyboard Agency
Restrung 2007 in Rose brass and made transposable
and double-pinned bridge by Paul Simmonds.
Malcolm Rose overhaul October 2019 wrestplank refitted.
SOLD
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