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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 Child's Harpsichord by Taskin

This is one of the finest examples of Taskin's work - Tomlinson Harpsichords
This is one of the finest examples of Taskin's work. It was built for a child and therefore is tiny.

This detail shows the wonderful decoration - Tomlinson Harpsichords
This detail shows the wonderful decoration on the nameboard.

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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