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The Vaudrey Harpsichord

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17th Century two manual Harpsichord by Vaudrey - Tomlinson Harpsichords
17th Century two manual Harpsichord by Vaudrey. Built in Paris. 		Detail of the chinoiserie on the Vaudrey - Tomlinson Harpsichords
Detail of the chinoiserie on the Vaudrey.

Detail of the jacks, registers and soundboard on the Vaudrey - Tomlinson Harpsichords

Detail of the jacks, registers and soundboard on the Vaudrey. 		Detail of the carved arcades - Tomlinson Harpsichords
Detail of the carved arcades.

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A very small Harpsichord by Taskin

This is one of the finest examples of Taskin's work - Tomlinson Harpsichords
It is a very small instrument that may have been built for the even smaller Duchesse de Choiseuil. (Thanks to Jane Clark for this info)

 		This detail shows the wonderful decoration - Tomlinson Harpsichords
This detail shows the wonderful decoration on the nameboard. This instrument is one of the finest examples of Taskin's work.
The wreath has a noticable absence of the usual gilded rose - Tomlinson Harpsichords
The wreath has a noticable absence of the usual gilded rose. At this scale, a full size rose would not have fit into the instrument. 		A soundboard detail of two doves - Tomlinson Harpsichords
A soundboard detail of two doves.

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