N E W 5 - O C T A V E H A R P S I C H O R D S
I N T H E N E A P O L I T A N S T Y L E
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General Background
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The stringing design and soundboard layout
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The specification
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The use of marking-out sticks
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The drawing and design
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The case construction
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Keyboards, jacks and quilling
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The decoration
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The soundboard rosettes
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The final concert
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The finished instruments
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These 4 new large Neapolitan-style harpsichords, inspired by the 5-octave harpsichord in the Fabris painting in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh, are being designed and constructed by Grant O'Brien and Graziano Bandini in Castel San Pietro Terme about 30km south-east of Bologna in Italy.
Grant O'Brien's Contact Details
