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Harpsichords: Role and Function in a Baroque Ensemble

31 Jan 2023 2 minute read 0 comments bengy

Now that I'm forming up a new ensemble, I have to think a little bit more about things that I've not really had to think about too much beforehand... all the back-end stuff is a real pain in the arse, but necessary. Which reminds me, I have to s...

Harpsichords: Role and Function in a Baroque Ensemble

More Tuning and Maintenance

11 Nov 2022 3 minute read 0 comments bengy

... and after the fortepiano was tuned the other day, it was time to get the French double manual harpsichord into shape. This one is tuned to 1/6 comma Werckmeister at A=415Hz which is something that one of my bosses used quite often in one of...