You earned another subscriber with the information about this three manual harpsichord. I learned of its existence about forty years ago and thought it was fascinating. Presumably none of the copies had as yet been built. I recall a conversation with one builder who likened it to a three masted rowboat. He and I disagreed … I’m really pleased to know the original was restored and the copies exist now. It’s a beautiful instrument
I cant stop listening to the wonderful instrument, the beautiful sound and the great performance. The harpsichord is my favourite instrument... my one at home is from 1942 by Neupert. Many greetings from germany
Incredible! I'm curious, how heavy is the touch when all 3 manuals are coupled (or in this case, "tripled")? This feels like the Daddy of all harpsichords, massive and glorious in sound and appearance - as a harpsichordist myself, I know that if I had my hands on this instrument, I'd probably be like a kid at a candy store - my true love is improvisation, and I'd probably be at the instrument for HOURS. Beautiful performance. So glad this got recommended on my RU-vid feed. Just subscribed. Aloha from Honolulu, Hawaii - Hari
Hi - sorry to take a while to reply. The touch wasn't particularly heavy even with everything on. I've known normal 2x8 +4 doubles that offer more resistance. I've no idea how Alan achieved that! But playing from the lowest pull-out manual had something of the feel of a modern piano, simply because those keys are so long. There was a lot of 'swing'...
