COLLECTION NAME:
MIMEd (Musical Instrument Museums Edinburgh)
Record
Work Record ID:
0035536
ID Number:
4338
Title:
Clavichord.
Title Notes:
Four and a half octaves.
Imprint:
Hubert was one of the finest and most prolific 18th-century German clavichord makers. This is one of his later instruments and has a compact design, is double fretted and used over-wound strings in the bass (requiring thicker tangents for the lowest 11 notes). The panelled case and the lid are made of cherry. Gift of Mrs Douglas Dixon, 1980.
Creator:
Christian Gottlob Hubert
Date:
1784
Description:
Technical description: Double-fretted clavichord. Compass 54|notes C₂ - F₆ [C - f'''] Double strung in bass. Thicker tangents for the lowest 11|notes suggest the original use of covered strings. Note names written in ink beside the wrest pins. Unlike other Hubert instruments the case and lid are of cherry. String lengths, F₆ 85, C₆ 121, F₅ 187, C₅ 254, F₄ 378, C₄ 504, F₃ 712, C₃ 871, F₂ 1020, C₂ 1097. Repair History: Restored by J.J.K.|Rhodes and W.R.|Thomas in 1956; restored by John Barnes in 1980.
Measurement:
1282.
Measurement:
351.
Measurement:
112.
Measurement:
1282.
Repository:
MIMEd
Repro Link ID:
0035536d-0007
Repro File Type:
Derivative JPEG
Repro Title:
Clavichord (Christian Gottlob Hubert) : DETAIL
Repro Creator Name:
Raymond Parks
Repro Rights Statement:
© The University of Edinburgh
Repro Publication Status:
Full public access
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