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. 		Front view - Tomlinson Harpsichords
Front view.

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. 		Finished instrument showing the usual 'seahorse' papers - Tomlinson Harpsichords
Finished instrument showing the usual 'seahorse' papers.

Front view detail - Tomlinson Harpsichords
Front view detail. 		Detail of the 'seahorse' pattern - Tomlinson Harpsichords
Detail of the 'seahorse' pattern.

Detail showing the jackrail and gilded rose - Tomlinson Harpsichords
Detail showing the jackrail and gilded rose. 		Detail of the keywell showing the 'seahorse' paper - Tomlinson Harpsichords
Detail of the keywell showing the 'seahorse' paper.

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