French

Instruments

French Instruments

The case of the early instruments is of walnut, otherwise of lime or poplar, dark green or black, inside painted red. Keys of ebony and bone or bone upon pear respectively.

Harpsichords


Harpsichords


01

Two-manual French harpsichord after Jean Henri Hemsch (1756)

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02

Two-manual French harpsichord after François-Etienne Blanchet (1765)

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Photos: © Volker Platte (except as noted otherwise)