A 5-octave double manual harpsichord with all the features of the Arnold Dolmetsch patented ‘new action’. Later realisation using more modern materials. 8 pedals, 4 registers (2x8’, 1x4’, 1x16’), inscribed ‘Arnold Dolmetsch, Anno MCMXXXIII [1933]’. Harpsichord is on a 4 legged trestle stand, and has a detachable music desk.
314.122-6-8 True board zithers with resonator box (box zithers) sounded by plectrum, with keyboard
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