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Double after BLANCHET - William Dowd, Paris, 1978
Date added: 2011-10-18
Double after BLANCHET - William Dowd, Paris, 1978
Custom-made harpsichord from the „Haute Facture“ series – Exquisite soundboard painting and high-end lacquer CHINOISERIE decoration appreciated in mid-18th century in France (with Louis XVI stand)
Construction date: 1978 (Nr. 108) – The instrument is stamped on the base of the wooden case
Size: Length: 239 cm Width: 95 cm, stand with adjustable legs
Range: FF f3 (61 notes per manual)
Disposition: 1 x 8', 1 x 4' on the lower manual
1 s 8‘ on the upper manual
Double lute stop (buff stop)
a1 = 415 Hz – transposable to 440 Hz
Very well balanced sound, great presence and volume – this harpsichord has been used occasionally for baroque recordings with orchestra.
The instrument is in mint condition: Perfectly intact soundboard, no damages at all.
Extremely well maintained by internationally renowned harpsichord builder in regular intervals. Extraordinary stability of tuning!
Instrument comes with its separate stand (removable and adjustable legs), padded under cover, outer canvas cover with bands, additional cover for apron stand and separate individual leg packing, matching piano bench, folding music stand – tool kit
Located in COLOGNE, Germany
Price: 34.500 EURO
Contact: Jörg Apfelbach Mobile: (+49) (0)1525-362 73 72
Single manual Italian harpsichord Sassman model 1.4
Date added: 2011-06-27
Made by Sassmann
In Italian style after Nicolaus de Quoco 1612 (the original can be seen at the music-historic Museum Copenhagen)
2 x 8'
C – d3
Length 200 cm, width 75 cm, weight 25 kg
Made from solid cypress
Elaborate keyboard in inverse style.
Naturals: light wood (cypress) with carved ebony-keyfronts
Sharps: dark wood (fruit tree) with ebony-cover
Soundboard made from cedar
Synthetic jacks with bottom screws for adjustment
Voiced in delrin
Strung in brass
With cover plate from acrylic glass
Very nice stand in Renaissance-Style made from solid cypress
Ideal as a travel instrument for early repertory
The instrument is in very good condition and has a clear, typical italian sound
Sassman price 2008: 11.305,00 €
Price: 4.900,-- € (can be discussed)
Contact: Michael SchnabelDouble manual harpsichord
Date added: 2011-03-14
Built 1987 by Johannes Klinkhamer
AA - d3
2 x 8', 1 x 4'
In very good playing condition, beautiful sound
Weight: about 50 kgs
Transposable: a1 = 392-415-440
Located in Berlin
Price: 20.000,00 EUR (canvas cover included)
Contact: Irmgard Huntgeburth
German Single after Christian Zell (1741)
Date added: 2010-03-29
Built by Volker Platte in 1998
GG/AA - d3
2x 8’ and a 4’ (!)
Transposable a1 = 415/440 Hz
Parchement rose
The instrument is in an excellent condition and has a Travel Bag
Price: VB EURO 14.500
Contact: Inga Kuhnert
Double manual harpsichord after Taskin
Date added: 2010-03-24
Built in 1981 by Merzdorf,
FF-f3
2 x 8', 1 x 4'
Buff stop on the upper manual
Transposable: a1 = 415/440 Hz
Wooden jacks with bottom screws for adjustment
Voiced in delrin
Square tuning pins.
Price: 11.000 EUR
Contact: Hans-Jörg Possler, Tel. 040 7200 5464
Double manual harpsichord after Taskin
Date added: 2010-03-15
Built in 1986 by Merzdorf,
FF-f3
Transposable 440/415 Hz
1 x 8’ upper
1 x 8’ 1 x 4' lower
Shove coupler
Buff stop on upper manual
Completely refurbished in 2006 by Christian Kuhlmann: new jacks, new action, new strings (M. Rose wire), regulation and voicing.
It is basically a Kuhlmann instrument inside a Merzdorf case!
Red lacquer with gold bands (18 ct. leaf gold, redecorated 2007) , gilded rose, stand with 6 curved legs
Soundboard painting based on original (Russel collection)
Includes padded travel bag for instrument, stand and legs
Contact: Fabian Mohr
Italian harpsichord after Giusti 1681
Date added: 2009-04-22
Built by Michael Walker in 1994
GG-e3
Transposable a1=440/415 Hz
2 x 8' strung in brass
Buff stop
Case made in cypres
Very light instrument
Keeps tuning well
Price: 8.000,00 EUR
Contact: Wolfgang SchroederFlemish single (Ruckers-Hemsch)
Date added: 2009-01-01
Built by an English builder (12 years ago), restored and regulated by Andreas Hermert
2 x 8'
FF – e'''
Transposable 396/415/440
The instrument is in a good condition, has a clearly, rich sound and its possible to make an appointment in Germany,
Price: 8.500 EUR
Contact: Ralf Waldner, tel: 0049 911 3733810
Harpsichord after Dulcken
Date added: 2007-11-26
Built in 1966 by Klaus Ahrend, Germany.
a1 = 440, sounds very well at a1=415.
No transposition
Length 257 cm, width 93 cm.
This instrument has been part of the collection of Marijke Smit Sibinga in the Netherlands.
The harpsichord has been regulated recently by the maker and is still in his workshop. It is in excellent condition.
Keyboard coverings: ivory and rosewood.
It is possible to make an appointment in Germany to see and play this instrument of high quality. It is possible to change the decoration or the stand after purchase in the workshop of the builder. Please see the pictures in the attachment.
Price 29.000 EUR
Contact: Gerhard Boogaard, Klaus Ahrend, Marijke Smit Sibinga +31 356211307Flemish single
Date added: 2007-09-22
Built by Sebastián Núñez
GG - d3, 2 x 8'
Transposable 415/440
Blue case
Soundboard decoration
Price: 9750 €
Contact: Detlef Hilder, tel: 0049 178 36 57 181Italian instrument by William Jurgenson
Date added: 2007-11-19
C/E - c3 not enharmonic
case and soundboard of maple,
chestnut keyboard covered in box
440 Hz but can be pulled to 465 or let down to 415
Italian-style trestles + padded transport case
Price: 9.000 EUR plus applicable VAT
Contact: William Jurgenson
Heugel kit
Date added: 2010-03-24
Rebuilt in 2008 by Andreas Hermert (Berlin).
New are: soundboard,and bridges, wooden jacks, strings, tunning pins and lid.
C – c3
a1 = 440 Hz.
Measures: 150 cm x 45 cm x 87 cm
Weight: about 20 kg
It can be tried out in Cologne, close to the central station.
Price: Please call
Contact : Mechthild Reinecke + 49(0)2234 84079 or Suzana Mendes + 49(0)221 5699535.
Square piano by Dieudonné&Schiedmayer, Stuttgart ca 1815
Date added: 2007-11-19
FF-f4
3 pedals: forte, moderator, & Fagott
Walnut inside and out
Bone covered keyboard very original completely
Restored and playable
Until recently in regular use
Contact: Faigen ScottSquare piano London ca. 1790
Date added: 2007-11-19
Signed "Walter Turnbull, Pianoforte and Harp Maker Nr.2 Market Street Oxford Street London"
FF - c4
New strings and dustcover other parts almost completely original
Dampers can be switched off using a hand lever
Second action (Mechanik mit Treiber und Auslösung)
Price: € 5.500,00
Contact: Johannes Kaußler
Chamber organ
Date added: 2009-04-22
Built by Klaus Becker in 1960
Complete maintenance done by Orgelbau Kreienbrink in 1995
1. Manual C-c3
Pommer 8’
Flöte 2`
Sesquialtera 2 fach
2.Manual, CDE-c3
Gedackt 8’ Holz
Rohrflöte 4’ Holz
Prinzipal 2’
Quinte 2/3’
Regal 8’
Pedal, C-d1
Subbaß 16`Holz
Bordun 8’ Holz
Gemshorn 4’
Koppeln: II/I, II/P
Price: Please contact me
Contact: Contact: Wolfgang SchroederChamber organ/Positv in Baroque style
Date added: 2006-07-02
Disposition : Gedackt 8'(oak) and Prínzipal 2'
a1 = 440
Compass C-c3 (without Cis) (photo shows prototype with Dis missing)
Action : mechanical key and stop control
Hight 207 cm width 100 cm depth 60 cm
The top section lifts off the lower section for easy transport
Case work in massive oak.
The instrument was built in the eighties in Germany.
Prince: please call
Contact rwjmeijer@zonnet.nl
