Spinet
1770 (made)
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The keyboard compass is 60 notes, FF, GG-f3, chromatic. The naturals are ivory covered with boxwood moulded fronts. The sharps are of ebony and bevelled. The keys are guided at the rear by metal pins sliding in a rack. The jacks, soundboard and bridge are all modern replacements. The case and lid are of mahogany. The case is decorated with cross-banding and stringing of sycamore and ebony. Above the keys the case is veneered in walnut, with cross-banding of tulipwood and stringing of sycamore and ebony. The centre panel, with the inscription, is of sycamore. The instrument has been extensively restored.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | walnut veneering |
| Brief description | English, 1770, marquetry, Baker Harris, 80/28 to Spinet, 1 old English, 1770, marquetry, Baker Harris, 80/28 |
| Physical description | The keyboard compass is 60 notes, FF, GG-f3, chromatic. The naturals are ivory covered with boxwood moulded fronts. The sharps are of ebony and bevelled. The keys are guided at the rear by metal pins sliding in a rack. The jacks, soundboard and bridge are all modern replacements. The case and lid are of mahogany. The case is decorated with cross-banding and stringing of sycamore and ebony. Above the keys the case is veneered in walnut, with cross-banding of tulipwood and stringing of sycamore and ebony. The centre panel, with the inscription, is of sycamore. The instrument has been extensively restored. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by C. H. Laycock |
| Object history | This object was lent to the National Trust at Gladstone's Land, Edinburgh, 1980-2015 [80/28]. |
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| Accession number | W.14:1 to 3-1943 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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