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made by Grant O'Brien
Catalogue of the available full-scale drawings
The following is a list of the drawings which I have made over the years and which are now available for sale from me. They are all printed on 80 gsm cartridge paper. See the price list and ordering details.
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'French' Ruckers Harpsichord The drawing is of an aligned extended-compass harpsichord with a compass of G1 to d3 and with both manuals at normal pitch (A415). The drawing includes the main instrument, lid, case, bridge dimensions, hardware, soundboard thicknesses, keyboards, etc. There is everything you need here to make an instrument! Main instrument: 2320mm long x900mm wide Keyboards: 1252mmx1020mm |
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Ruckers spinett virginal This is a drawing of the mother part of the mother and child virginal in the Castello Sforzesco, Milan. This is one of the few surviving spinett virginals (which pluck nearer to the nut like a harpsichord rather than about one-third of the way along the string as the muselar virginals do). I have attributed this instrument Ioannes Ruckers and dated it to the period around 1599 on stylistic bases as well as from the serial number written on various part of the instrument. Drawing dimensions: 2540mm long x820mm wide |
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Polygonal virginal by Dominicus Pisaurensis, Venice, c.1555 An unsigned and undated polygonal virginal attributed to Dominicus Pisaurensis, c.1555. This drawing was made by Andreas di Maio. Drawing dimensions: 2530mm long x x1030mm wide |
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Flemish harpsichord stand The 'classic' Flemish harpsichord stand made of rushed and fumed European oak. Drawing dimensions: 373mm long x 74-88mm wide |
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Flemish table harpsichord stand A number of Ruckers instruments have stands based on this type of design. The measurements of a Flemish table made in Antwerp were adapted to design a stand for the 'French' Ruckers double-manual harpsichord listed above. Drawing dimensions: 373mm long x 74-88mm wide |
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Flemish virginal stand This stand is almost identical to the stand under the well-known 1650 Ioannes Couchet muselar virginal in the Vleeshuis Museum, Antwerp. Drawing dimensions: 377mm long x 79-93mm wide |
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Venetian harpsichord stand This is a 'classic' Venetian harpsichord stand. But it could be used under a harpsichord from anywhere in Italy. By reducing the dimensions of the legs and feet, a harpsichord bench could be made in the same style as the stand. Dimensions: 386mm long x 38-44mm wide |
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