Harpsichords - Fortepianos - Virginals - Clavichords
by Instrument builder Craig C. Tomlinson

Virginals
5-voet Muselar Virginal

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Based on two instruments by Andreas and Ioannes Ruckers - Tomlinson Harpsichords
Based on two instruments by Andreas and Ioannes Ruckers dated 1604 and 1640. Back view showing the marbling. 		Front view showing the elaborate turned oak stand - Tomlinson Harpsichords
Front view showing the elaborate turned oak stand.
Detail showing both the hinge and removable pin - Tomlinson Harpsichords
Detail showing both the hinge and removable pin
as well as the trompe l'oeil affect of the faux
marbled case. 		Front view showing the elaborate decoration - Tomlinson Harpsichords

Detail of the brass ring and hook - Tomlinson Harpsichords
Detail of the brass ring and hook attached to the lid cord.		 The finished 5-voet Muselar - Tomlinson Harpsichords
The finished 5-voet Muselar.

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