Designed
as a true continuo instrument, this little Italian styled harpsichord has
a single 8’ choir so it is quick to tune. It is very light weight and
comes with a padded cover and a separate bag for its legs and music desk. It
has a unique feature that allows for the engaging of what the Italians call
contratasti, that is, a secondary keyboard that acts as octave and suboctave
couplers. When engaged the single 8’ choir becomes, if played in the
middle two octaves, 16’, 8’ and 4’: a powerful sound to
support moments of high drama. The
instrument is also available as a single 8’ or a 2x8’ both without
contratasti. In any configuration this harpsichord provides excellent versatility
in a very compact instrument. The keyboard features boxwood naturals and walnut
sharps .The case is made of yellow cedar with walnut and cherry accents. The
wooden jacks are quilled in delrin.
Range: C-c’’’ (49 notes)
Buff stop
Transposition: A= 415/440
