In 2000 Claviers Baroques restrung
it entirely in brass since the original phosphor bronze was pretty tired.
We also replaced the listing cloth with one piece of cloth rather than the
separate felt strips and deepened the action slightly. As a result it plays
as well and possibly better than when new and certainly produces more volume.
The original strings, balance felts and listing felts are included in the
archival material.
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It's so beautiful that when it first came here I'd go down to the workroom
just to look at it. The colour and grain of the rosewood lid is breathtaking.
The entire case is solid rosewood with hand-cut dovetailed corners. The
oil finish is in excellent condition. The wood and workmanship in this
instrument alone make it a collector's item which will continue to increase
in value over the years.
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Tiny pegs hold down the rosewood listing board. This photo below shows
one -- isn't it cute? The wedge-shaped pegs also serve to regulate the
pressure on the listing board.
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Like most clavichords, it keeps
its tune well. When tuning is required (maybe every couple of months),you
should be able to tune the whole thing in half an hour if you are using
a meter.
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wire, tuning fork, and a manual (!). The owner, who is an art historian,
is including all the research she did before she commissioned this instrument--
newspaper clippings, sales material, correspondence,etc. -- and all her
correspondence from Mr. Hodsdon during its building as well as two audio
tapes of music by Gertrude Innes, Margaret Hodsdon and Thurston Dart,
and more. In addition to providing an interesting window on the state
of the clavichord world at the time, this documentation of provenance
increases the historical value of the piece.
We have recently received correspondence from Mr. Alec Hodsdon's grandson.
He has offered to send us copies of his grandfather's original invoice
for this instrument -- what a great thing for any collector, to have documentation
from both parties!
SOLD! to the gentleman from Boston, MA
Price: $5,500 CA / $4,000 USD / € 3 500 / $42,650 MXN / ¥
475,000 JPY plus shipping from Toronto and applicable taxes &
duties. Sorry, this one does not qualify under NAFTA, but it does qualify
for our lease plan. Monthly payments
would be approximately $150 CAD/ $125 USD. Did I say that the owner is
donating the proceeds to Tafelmusick
Baroque Orchestra? Well, she is. Interested? E-mail Claviers
Baroques or give us a call.
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