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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewSuch a book—a historical survey reinforced with technical data—could only be written by a practicing builder of harpsichords, and this is why the curators of the collections in Berlin, The Hague, Vienna, Brussels, Paris, Washington, and New York, to mention only the greatest, are awaiting publication of this book. They know Mr. Hubbard and his combination of scholarly with technical knowledge. -- Narcissa Williamson, Keeper of Musical Instruments, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Table of Contents1. Italy 2. Flanders 3. France 4. England 5. Germany 6. The Workshop Appendix A Contemporary Descriptions of Instruments Appendix B. Contemporary Descriptions of Technical Processes Appendix C. Inventories of the Workshops of French Harpsichord Makers and of Instruments in the Hands of French Musicians Appendix D. Inventions Applied to the Harpsichord Appendix E. The Pedal Appendix F. The Gut-stringed Harpsichord Appendix G. The Bach Disposition Appendix H. The Claviorganum Bibliography Glossary Index
