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Instrument Hire
The following instruments are available for hire
Single manual harpsichord after Michael Mietke c.1710 (German)
Maker: Colin Booth, 1998
Compass: GG - e3
Strung at A 415 Hz, transposes up a semitone
8 foot + 8 foot + buff
218 x 90 x 24 cm
Painted in red (stand separate)
Double manual harpsichord after Goermans-Taskin 1783 (Franco-Flemish)
Maker: Michael Johnson, 1997
Working compass at A 415 and A 440 Hz: FF - ff3
(no bottom FF at A 392 Hz)
Strung at A 415 Hz, transposing up and down a semitone
Two 8 ft choirs, plus a 4 ft
Lacquered in dark red and decorated with gold leaf in the French 18th century style (stand separate)
Fortepiano after J. Fritz 1820 (Viennese)
Maker: Dennis Woolley, 1998
Compass: 61/2 octaves (CC - f4)
Pitch A 430 Hz (NB cannot be tuned to modern concert pitch)
Size 246 x 125 x 90 cm (stand separate)
Chamber organ
Maker: Peter Collins 1995
Three-stop continuo organ (stops Wood Gedact 8, Flute 4, Principal 2)
Compass: CC - g (56 notes)
With transposer (one semitone higher or lower from A440)
Oak case
3 ft 7 in (height) x 3 ft 6 in (width) x 1 ft 9 in (depth)
6'6" grand piano
Maker: Bosendorfer (1999)
Tuned to modern pitch
Tuning will be charged at cost. Please ask for details.
