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Two-manual harpsichord after Joh. Heinrich Harras

The template for our replica is located in the Sondershausen Castle and was built in 1710

built by Harras. It is one of the few surviving very large harpsichords in German construction. It has a powerful, singing sound and is great for the

literature of the 18th century.

Features:
 

  • Gross-Breitenbach before 1714

  • Length 2.43m  / Width 0.96m

  • Pitch range FF - f³

  • Lower manual 8' + 4' stop

  • Upper manual 8' stop + buff stop

  • Transposing mechanism by a semitone

  • Manual coupler

  • Lower keys with ebony overlay

  • Upper keys ebony with bone overlay

  • Pedestal

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