Objekt 2
Bound quarto clavichord with overbox, 17th c.
Description
Individual parts date from the 17th century, additions and reconstructed elements from the 19th and 20th centuries.
In the bound clavichord, up to three adjacent keys share a pair of strings. Clavichords with triple bindings were made mainly in the 17th century.
Object description
Maker unknown
Germany (?), 17th/19th/20th c.
Spruce with walnut veneer and inlays (case); spruce (soundboard); spruce with various wood veneers and inlays (overbox); brass (tangents, strings)
Range C/E - c3 (45 keys, short bass octave); stringing throughout with two strings
C/E-A (fretless); Bb-H, c-c sharp, d-d sharp-e, f-f sharp-g, g sharp-a-b, h-c1-c sharp1, d1-d sharp1-e1, f1-f sharp1-g1, g sharp1-a1-b1, h1-c2-c sharp2, d2-d sharp2-e2, f2-f sharp2-g2, g sharp2-a2-b2, h2-c3 (bound)
Fourth clavichord, i.e. the key pattern deviates from the sounding pitch. If the key for c1 is played, f1 is sounded.
H. 67 mm; W. 818 mm; D. 218 mm (instrument); key size 477 mm; octave size 159 mm
Inv. no. 1956.553.
Gift Dr. h.c. Paul Sacher, Pratteln. Lobeck Collection