How a Harpsichord Works

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HOW A HARPSICHORD WORKS / So how does a harpsichord work? If you want to see and hear exactly how a harpsichord produces sound, this is the video for you!

This video is essentially Harpsichord 101. You’ll learn what a jack and a plectrum are, as well as how harpsichords with one keyboard are different than those with two manuals. You’ll see harpsichords from several different countries and time periods and hear what some of these instruments sound like playing the music of Peter Philips, Azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, and Nicolas Chuaqui.

Hopefully this video can answer all of your questions and by the end you should definitely know how a harpsichord works!
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The photo of Wanda Landowska’s Pleyel revival harpsichord (which has been slightly cropped) comes from here:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PleyelGrandModeleDeConcert.JPG

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0:00 Intro
0:26 Inside a Harpsichord
1:04 Harpsichord Jack and Harpsichord Plectrum/Plectra
2:49 Harpsichord Jack Plucking a String
3:06 Harpsichord Tongue and Spring Motion
3:40 Harpsichord Jackrail
4:04 All About Single-Manual Harpsichords
5:38 All About Double-Manual Harpsichords
7:22 Harpsichord Buff Stop/Lute Stop
8:00 Parts of a Harpsichord/Harpsichord Interior Diagram
8:57 Differences Between Flemish, Italian, French, German, and English Harpsichords
11:09 Rivial Harpsichords (and Wanda Landowska)

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Видео How a Harpsichord Works канала Alice M. Chuaqui Baldwin, harpsichordist