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di Gianpaolo Plozner

"Italian" Harpsichord after Giusti ­ Lucca (Tuscany) 1681

italian harpsichord from Giusti 1681

The instrument is realised with a false second case (“not Levatoro di cassa”) with a strong second case that seems showing a very lightly instrument inside.

It’s range is C/E-d’’’ with short and broken octave (49 keys); the original has a range of 49 keys: F#, G# c#’’’and d”’ have been added.

  • pitched at 415 Hz with transpositions to 440 Hz.
  • Two 8’ stops.
  • Length cm 198, width cm 85
  • Soundboard, internal and keyboard frontal in cypress wood
italian Giusti detail
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