CLAVIERS
BAROQUES' Bermudo clavichord
Detail of bass end. The hitchpin block is of oak for
strength and to hold the pins tight. We made this one using bird's-eye oak for
pretty. The key-end guide is of grey elm with a cherry cap, although beech and
cherry are used more often. The keyshanks are poplar or basswood, as on this
one, which has a nicer colour. The strings do not sound on the bass side of
the tangents, so listing cloth, strips of felt, are woven into the strings to
silence them and to keep the action from being spongy. You can see the overwinding
in the 4 lowest string pairs. We do this to add more mass to the bass strings
for a richer sound.
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