Towards establishing the original state of the three-manual harpsichord by Stefano Bolcioni, Florence, 1627, in the Russell Collection of Early Keyboard Instruments, Edinburgh an article published in The Galpin Society Journal, 53 (2000) 168-200 by Grant O'Brien

Introduction

The original baseboard layout of the Edinburgh Bolcioni harpsichord

Analysis of the unit of measurement used in the construction of the Edinburgh Bolcioni harpsichord, originally a single-manual instrument

The present boxslide registers and the original compass

The original string scalings of the Edinburgh Bolcioni harpsichord

Another method of determining the Florentine soldo from the Edinburgh Bolcioni harpsichord

Conclusions

Postscript

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