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Praetorius 1620

Instrument description

It is a copy of an anonymous (c.1620), similar to the example reproduced in the source ‘Syntagma Musicum’ by M. Praetorius, vol II Theatrum Instrumentorum (Wolfenbuttel 1620), Plate XV, identified by the author with the term “Gemein clavichord” (common clavichord).

It is characterized by a protruding keyboard, a second soundboard placed under the keys and a single “S”-shaped bridge. These characteristics testify the transition from the typical Renaissance clavichord to a distinct, more recent model (see my article A Brief clavichord history in the <Articles> section.

It is an instrument absolutely suitable for the seventeenth-century keyboard repertoire.

Dimensions (in cm): 104 x 25 x 10

Keyboard: 45 keys C/E – c3 [first short octave]

a1 = 465 Hz

Spruce soundboard

24 pairs of strings parallel to the Keyboard (see fretting diagram)

The basic version includes boxwood diatonic key covers and walnut chromatic key covers. The finish is in enamel with gold trimmings (color to be defined at the time of commissioning).

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Fretting diagram

C, F, D, G, E, A, B, H, [c/c#], d, [eb/e], f, [f#/g], g#, [a/b], [h/c1/c#1], [d1/eb1/e1], [f1/f#1/g1], [g#1/a1/b1], [h1/c2/c#2], [d2/e2b/e2], [f2/f#2/g2], [g#2/a2/b2], [h2/c3]

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Praetorius 1620

Prices Instrument € 1700

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versione 'base'
versione 'base'
versione 'base'
finitura in legno naturale
finitura in legno naturale
finitura a lastroni
finitura a lastroni

Contacts

P.za Leonardo Sciascia 11, 00137 Roma

Contacts

P.zza Leonardo Sciascia 11, 00137 ROma