The Spinet Page
Perhaps these have always been my favourite instruments, but please don't tell my Square Pianos!
Relatively few original spinets turn up at auction, and prices are beyond the reach of most of us. However, it is not too difficult to make a decent spinet, and I hope that this page will encourage people to have a go. There used to be reasonably-priced kits available: the Early Music Shop's 'Keene & Brackley' and the freelance designs of John Storrs were good.
I f there's anything you'd like to ask, or just to show interest, please contact me, David, on friends.sp@btinternet.com
'1664' and Thomas Hitchcock
There are two Quite Interesting PDFs that you might enjoy reading:
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Making a Spinet
It is my privilege to be the owner of a remarkable spinet made by Edward Blunt in 1704, and to have restored it to playing condition. This has been very successful, and the next stage in the story was to make a replica. This project offered the ideal opportunity for Friends of Square Pianos to follow the construction.
For clarity, the story will be presented in several sections. Please click on the headings below:
The Case (2) - Coming Together
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