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Book Synopsis* A detailed exploration of how historical harpsichords were made, with instructions on how the modern reader can do the same. * Comprehensively illustrated with 400 photos and line drawings * Written by an internationally respected musical instrument museum curator and instrument researcher with considerable harpsichord-making experience.
Trade ReviewOriginally from Western Australia, Darryl Martin moved to the United Kingdom in the 1980s to work as a harpsichord maker. Increasingly interested in the study of antique examples, he pursued this research as a PhD (awarded in 2003) and since 2004 has been curator of the Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments, which is home to the celebrated Raymond Russell and Rodger Mirrey keyboard instrument collections. A regular writer for major journals and a speaker at international conferences, Darryl Martin is also active as a lecturer and postgraduate supervisor at the University of Edinburgh.
