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TAKAHASHI Yasushi
Harpsichord & Clavichord Maker
Travel Clavichord based on Ch. G. Hubert 1776
The original instrument of this clavichord formerly in the Berlin collection was destroyed in World War II. Only an indistinct photo and a brief description are remained. A Dutch clavichord maker Koen Vermeij reconstructed this small clavichord in 1987 and he wrote a report The Reconstruction of a Hubert Clavichord .
I was provided with the report from Mr. Vermeij several years ago. Then I drew a technical drawing based on his report. I finished making this clavichord in the summer of 2020.
Compass: C-f3, 54 keys
Pitch: about a= 588 Hz
Size: 935 L. 290 W. 95 H.
Weight: 8.0 kg
Unfretted Clavichord after J. H. Silbermann (A) c.1775
Fretted Clavichord after Anonymous Italian 17th Century
(MIM Brussels 634)
Performed by Kazutaka Tsutsui
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