#2294 MA

German-style double-manual harpsichord by David Werbeloff, 1999 (after Christian Zell, Hamburg, 1728)

This is the builder's own instrument, maintained in excellent condition.This instrument has been used in concerts by some of today's greatest harpsichordists and ensembles, such as Byron Schenkman, Eric Milnes with Reinhard Goebel and New York Collegium, Andrea Marcon, Masaaki Suzuki, and, most recently, Markus Markl in a recital with Andreas Scholl. It is also featured on the upcoming Centaur Records CD of J.S. Bach Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord, with Emily Walhout and Byron Schenkman.

Length: 97" ; Width: 36.7"

Compass: FF-e'''

Disposition: I: 2x8', 1x4', II: 1x8'

Additional features: Shove coupler; Buff stop on upper manual

Pitch: A= 415hz, non-transposing

Keyboards: Bone naturals; Macassar ebony sharps and arcades
Keywell inlayed with star motif in ebony and holly.

Strings: Iron and brass (Malcolm Rose wire)

Jacks: Pearwood with delrin plectra

Soundboard: Engelmann spruce

Case: Poplar decorated with veneers and inlay in the 18th-Century German style

Exterior: Walnut burl with Macassar ebony and holly arabesques and stringing; walnut herringbone cross-banding.

Interior: Keywell, stringwell, lid and flap lined with cedar of Lebanon.

Lid and flap inlayed with ebony and holly arabesques.

Music Desk: Walnut with star-motif inlay in ebony and holly.

Finish: Hand-rubbed oil varnish.

Stand: 7-leg table stand in walnut with serpentine stretcher and gilt accents; can be disassembled for transport.

Price: US $40,000.00, includes padded carrying cover