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Finished & kit RWC Triple Fretted
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Clavichord Kits
The same instruments are offered in kit form for home assembly.
In addition, you will find a lid and a stand
specially designed for it.
The price includes the license to build one instrument for
private use.
A fully dimensioned plan and instruction manual take the builder through the
construction of the instrument in a clear and concise manner, with 'step by
step' photographs further illustrating each stage.
All the kits Include
free access to our customer 'Helpline' should you need any advice on
construction, setting-up or playing.
The Double Fretted Clavichord is
the easiest of all our keyboard kits to build. Only traditional materials are
used for this remarkable kit. All parts have been accurately machined from
selected timbers ready for final assembly. Mahogany for the casework, Colombian
pine for the baseboard, Swiss pine for the soundboard, beech for the framework
and planked lime for the keyboard. Brass strings are used throughout with a
wound copper bottom octave, all struck by solid brass tangents. Tuning the
instrument to a=440 and setting the 1/6 comma temperament (one of the most
suitable for the music of Bach) are described in a most complete instruction
manual written by the late John Barnes.
Designed as a table top instrument the lid, carrying case and stand can be added
later. If everything is ordered together there can be a significant saving in
shipping costs.
The Panelled Lid kit is an
optional extra where the parts are machined completely from solid timber with
the panels themselves constructed in the traditional way to allow for the
natural expansion and contraction of timber.
The Straight Stand kit is made from timber to match
the clavichord. Machined to a high standard the stand is simple to assemble
whilst its innovative design allows it to be flat-packed for ease of
transportation.
The Triple Fretted Clavichord kit
is intended for regular kit builders. The part preparation has been kept to a
minimum with all the timber cut to width and thickness only. The constructional
information taken from a 1:1 scale drawing rather than an instruction manual and
it is assumed that the builder has a good selection of hand tools, access to a
small bandsaw and a degree of skill in the reading of the recommended
bibliography. All the necessary hardware, stringing, tangents, balance pins, etc
is provided. A series photographs showing close up details of a finished
instrument completes the kit.
A simple hard carrying case is
available as optional extras for safe transportation and
there can be a considerable saving in shipping costs if the case is ordered with
the kit as everything can be packed into the case and sent in only one crate.
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KCL |
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Clavichord - Double fretted |
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KCLS |
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Clavichord - Straight stand |
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KCLL |
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Clavichord - Panelled lid |
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KCLSP |
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Clavichord - Soundboard painting |
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KCLP |
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Clavichord - Triple fretted Praetorius model |
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