| François-Étienne Blanchet (1695-1761)
was the most famous member of a family of instrument makers which influenced
French harpsichord building decisively during the 18th century. His father,
Nicolas Blanchet (born in 1660), a native of Reims, set up his workshop
in Paris and started making harpsichords and spinets. Besides making new
instruments in his workshop in the rue de la Verrerie, François-Étienne
also extended the compasses of early Flemish harpsichords of the Ruckers
family (mettre à grand ravalement) to 5 octaves in accordance with
the contemporary trend.
François-Étienne Blanchet was also the master
of Pascal Taskin, the most eminent French maker of harpsichords during
the second half of the 18th century. After the death of François-Étienne's
son in 1766 (who bore the same name as his father), Pascal Taskin married
his widow and led the tradition of harpsichord making to a last climax.
Among the surviving instruments made by Blanchet, there
is only one single manual harpsichord left, which was rediscovered a few
years ago in France. This instrument, built in 1737 by François-Étienne
Blanchet, is the original for our copy.
| Technical details
single manual harpsichord,
historical construction
keyboard compass: G1-e3
(= 4 5/6 octaves)
disposition: 81', 82', lute to
82'
length 220 cm (7'3")
width 88 cm (2'11")
net weight 63 kg (139 lbs)
Keyboard: Naturals of ebony, decorative boxwood arcades;
sharps and flats of bone-covered pearwood.
For reasons of reliability, the copy is equipped with
Delrin plectra, instead of the raven quills used in the original instrument. |
case: solid lime, painted in the colours of the NEUPERT
samples, gold-coloured banding
stand style: Louis XIV
Additional options
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transposing device (a1
= 440/415 Hz)
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compass extended to f3
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gold leaf bands
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stands in different styles
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benches and covers matching the instrument
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| deutsche
Version |
clavecin à un clavier
étendue de clavier: Sol1-mi3
(= 4 5/6 octaves)
disposition: 81', 82', luth pour
82'
longueur 220 cm, largeur 88 cm, net 63 kg |
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1 manuale
estensione della tastíera: 4 5/6 ottave (Soll
-mi3)
disposizione: 81', 82', liuto a
82'
lunghezza 220 cm, larghezza 88 cm, netto 63 kg |
1 teclado
extensión del teclado: 4 5/6 octavas (Soll
-mi3)
disposición: 81', 82', laúd
a 82'
largo 220 cm, ancho 88 cm, neto 63 kg |
Lieferbare Zusatzausstattung
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Erweiterung des Klaviaturumfangs um Taste f3
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Transponiervorrichtung (1/2 Ton)
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Blattgold-Zierstreifen
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Resonanzbodenbemalung
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Fußgestelle in verschiedenen Stilausführungen
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Bänke und Decken passend zum Instrument
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