[CAUT] Willmayer Harpsichord

[Ed Sutton]

Zuckermann describes this monster (with a photo) in his 1969 book The Modern Harpsichord. It was obsolete even then, and the jacks and other mechanisms were odd to freakish. It is a museum piece of sorts, but not a useful instrument.
Ed Sutton
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Don Mannino 
  To: caut at ptg.org 
  Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 7:12 PM
  Subject: Re: [CAUT] Willmayer Harpsichord


  Could it possibly be a Wittmayer?

   

  Don Mannino

   

  From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Rex Roseman
  Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 3:41 PM
  To: caut at ptg.org
  Subject: [CAUT] Willmayer Harpsichord

   

  Dear list.

   

  I have been asked to evaluate a Willmayer harpsichord for the University and have been stymied in my search for any information about this builder. Has anyone ever heard of this make and/or worked on one.  This one is 2 manual 1X16, 2X8, 1X4 and all registered are controlled only by pedals. Both 8' stops have buff stops. The super structure is that of pianoforte and not of a harpsichord and it has very old (possibly 1906's) electronic pick-ups on all the strings with an amplifier and build in speaker. There are controls on the front that I assume are for adjusting the volume of each set of strings. It is obviously not a reproduction but comes from the experimental line of harpsichord making. I was not able to find a serial number. It looks like is strung with all modern steel string and wrapped strings on part of the 16'.

   

  Thanks

   

  Rex Roseman

   
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