Antonio Valente - Fantasia (1576)/ Catalina Vicens, Live 

There are no stops om an Italian Renaissance harpsichord and one keyboard only !

Thank you @Alberad08. I would!!!

Not only harpsichords, but All instruments have been subject to various tuning standards --- or a lack of them --- through the centuries. A440 is a relatively modern one. Many pipe organs and harpsichords were originally tuned to whatever pitch the builder thought appropriate. Personally, I find that 440 makes string instruments, particularly violins, sound shrill. There are higher tunings, too, which to me sound not only shrill but just plain bad.

I thoroughly agree David. My Dulcken turned out a fourth below modern pitch. It’s much more resonant as a result. But then I prefer the viola to the violin. I think this Italian harpsichord May be tuned to A 415 often called baroque pitch.

Mean tone temperament, maybe?

@@mroldnewbie As an engineer and musician, I find that interesting. I would think, if anything, that the "standard" tune of the day would be lower due to the strength of materials of widely available manufactured goods. On the other hand, if the Renaissance spanned 300 years, I would think they would have vastly improved their manufacturing methods!

@@Waymar07 I think the harpsichord is tuned in quarter-comma meantone temperament in this video.