Browsing Archive: August, 2019

Colin Booth Italian Harpsichord

Posted by Peter Barnes on Wednesday, August 21, 2019, In : New Harpsichords 
Welcome to the latest harpsichord for sale. Breathtaking!


Continue reading ...
 

Sunny Weather

Posted by Peter Barnes on Wednesday, August 21, 2019, In : Weather 

The Joy of a workshop and plenty to do!
Continue reading ...
 

Restringing Michael Thomas single manual harpsichord

Posted by Peter Barnes on Tuesday, August 6, 2019, In : String replacement 
Thoroughly cleaned and now being restrung, I am interested to see just how nice this 1971 instrument sounds with Iron and Brass strings and new plectra. So many makers were still using steel strings in the 1970's but the sound has so many high harmonics and so little warmth.
Continue reading ...
 
 
 

About Me


Harpsichord Maker, restorer, repairer and vendor.