2007 Carmel Bach Festival Early Keyboard Gallery

INSTRUMENT

The Italian Harpsichord after Grimaldi

The Flemish Double Harpsichord after 1638 Ruckers

The French Double Harpsichord after Hemsch

The Fortepiano after Stein

The
Continuo
Organ

PICTURE

DISPOSITION

2 x 8⁠´, no buff
Both registers movable by stop levers on wrestplank

2 x 8⁠´, 1 x 4⁠´, buff on back 8⁠´
Stop registers worked by levers on wrestplank

2 x 8⁠´, 1 x 4⁠´, buff on back 8⁠´
Stop registers and buff worked by levers through nameboard

Double strung throughout

8⁠´, 4⁠´, 2⁠´, 11/3⁠´
Divided stop registers
(Quint to treble only)

RANGE

One 56+1-note
boxwood & cherry keyboard
with skunktail sharps
GG–d'''

Two 58-note
reverse keyboards
with bone-slipped sharps
GG–e'''

Two 61-note
reverse keyboards
with bone-slipped sharps
FF–f'''

One 62-note
reverse keyboard
with ivory-slipped sharps
FF–f#'''

One 54-note
reverse keyboard
with snakewood sharps C–f'''

One 54-note
reverse keyboard
with cherry sharps C–f'''

TRANSPOSITION

A415/A440

A430
A440 capable

A415/A440

A415/A440/A466

STRINGING

Strung in US Yellow Brass wire

Strung in Malcolm Rose Red & Yellow Brass, and Soft Iron wire

Strung in US Yellow Brass, and Malcolm Rose Soft Iron wire

All wooden pipes

ACTION

Traditional beech jacks with black celcon

Tapered wooden jacks with black celcon plectra, leathered registers

Hubbard Viennese action rebuilt by Janine Johnson with metal kapsels, complete backcheck

Knee-operated dampers, Moderator with knob piercing nameboard

Mechanical

CONSTRUCTION

False inner-outer construction with cypress inner case and limewood exterior case,
Swiss pine soundboard, walnut bridge, nut & wrestplank veneer

Basswood case, lid & bottom, Engelmann spruce soundboard, pearwood 8⁠´ bridge, beech 4⁠´ bridge

Hard Canadian basswood case, lid & bottom, Swiss pine soundboard, pearwood bridges & rails

American cherry roundtail case, veneered lid, Sitka spruce soundboard

European oak case

Self-contained 110V blower

European cherry case

Self-contained 110V blower

DECORATION

Hand-rubbed painted finish, Florentine decoration by Adrian Card

Ornamental iron lid flap hinges

Soundboard painting in appropriate style

Gilded rose

Handpainted black exterior, red lid interior, gilded mouldings, Ruckers-style brass hinges

Flemish papers to keywell and case rim

Soundboard painting after Goermans/Taskin

Handpainted green black exterior, vermilion interior

Oil gilt mouldings and case bands

Gilded rose

Varnished case finish

Pierced panels to sides & back

STAND & ACCESSORIES

Painted turned beech stand & lid stick

Walnut music desk

Turned trestle stand in cherry

Matching music desk & lid stick

Six leg Louis-XVI stand

Turned trestle travel stand in cherry

Painted music desk and lid stick

Four turned and fluted legs

Instrument rests directly on floor

SIGNATURE

KEVIN FRYER • SAN FRANCISCO • 1988

KEVIN FRYER • SAN FRANCISCO • 1997

KEVIN FRYER • SAN FRANCISCO • 1987

(unsigned)

GC KLOP
GARDEREN

PROVENANCE

Private ownership,
San Francisco

MusicSources

San Francisco Bach Choir

CONCERT USE

Monday concert, Wednesday & Thursday recitals

Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday concerts; August 6 twilight

Monday, Tuesday & Saturday recitals, July 18 twilight

Friday recital

Sunday Passion, Wednesday recital & August 1 twilight

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday concerts, Sunday Passion

All the early keyboard instruments are procured and delivered by Kevin Fryer Harpsichords and prepared throughout the Carmel season by Carey Beebe.

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