Research Gallery: Antwerp
from the Collection at the Vleeshuis
Dulcken
Single manual Harpsichord by Joannes Daniel Dulcken, built in Antwerp in 1747.
Detail of the spine side of the Dulcken
Detail of the Dulcken single
Bull
This is a fabulous single manual instrument built in Antwerp in 1779. Bull was an apprentice of Dulcken. This instrument has exactly the same scaling and overall dimensions as the 1747 single by Dulcken except for the double curve to the bentside.
Overall view of the Bull
Interior detail showing the backpinned 8 foot bridge.