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[citation needed] Thus the Neupert firm still offers its mid-century "Bach" model for sale, defending it explicitly on the grounds of its suitability for 20th-century music. [3] The transition of harpsichord building toward historicist principles is covered in detail by Hubbard (1965), Zuckermann (1969), and Kottick (2003), cited below.
Harpsichord by Gaveau, 1923. Gaveau of Paris was a French piano manufacturer. The company was established by Joseph Gabriel Gaveau in 1847 in Paris and was one of the three largest piano makers in France (after Érard and Pleyel). Its factory was located at Fontenay-sous-Bois. Some Gaveau pianos were constructed with art cabinets.
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Pleyel et Cie. ("Pleyel and Company") is a French piano manufacturing firm founded by the composer Ignace Pleyel in 1807. [2] In 1815, Pleyel's son Camille joined him as a business partner. The firm provided pianos to Frédéric Chopin , [ 3 ] who considered Pleyel pianos to be "non plus ultra". [ 4 ]
David Jacques Way on harpsichord building and related matters — at the Zuckermann Harpsichords International website [2] Plain Talk About Funny Harpsichords — 1982 essay by David Jacques Way [3] Archived 2007-06-14 at the Wayback Machine Homage to David Way by Marc Ducornet
At the University of Chicago, Williamson met Philip Manuel (1893–1959) and the two developed an interest in harpsichord as a concert instrument. At this time in the 1920s, there were fewer than 50 harpsichords in the United States, most located in museums. [ 1 ]
This limited-edition model of the legendary spy plane is known for its sleek design and massive size (it literally takes up the whole front hood of a truck!).
Alastair McAllister at work. Alastair McAllister (born Mildura, 3 August 1942) is an Australian harpsichord builder known for his historical integrity, design and workmanship, and for producing modern copies of instruments that closely match their prototypes in sound and touch.