When you go to the Harpsichord Clearing house...there is a left hand column...click on complete list...
then click on doubles to skip all they others.
You may ask your faculty if they have a preference or aversion to
certain makers/brands. That would eliminate some.
I think currently the Fisk is the only new one.
The faculty could ask colleagues what they have
and if they like them and would buy another one
or if they found a better one they wished they'd
gotten.
Maybe the faculty can visit some of the various
brands owned by other Universities?
There are usually exhibiters at the Boston Early
Music Festival, but that's over with now.
For the newest harpsichords you'd have to
commission one. So it would not arrive for
quite a while...at least a year, maybe...and
then you'd have what you have.
Best of luck, I hope you find a good one.
R
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Richard Adkins
Piano Technician
Coe College
Cedar Rapids, IA
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Original Message:
Sent: 10-01-2018 13:43
From: Kevin Fortenberry
Subject: New Harpsichord
Thanks much Richard, and everyone. Very helpful info. I did look at the Harpsichord Clearing House and somehow missed this # 4008 New French Double by Fisk. I will look again. (I did not see any doubles at all but I'm sure it is there somewhere)
I noticed the very last unit for sale on the Zuckerman site was a French Double manual and there was a video-seemed SUPER nice to me. Not brand new though.
I wonder if any of the rest of you have had any success in getting a good used instrument "pushed through the system" in situations like this. I seem to recall someone saying at some point that it would be rare, but not completely unheard of in special situations.
Also, we now have our early music professor and our staff vocal coach (who is a real "monster" on the harpsichord) more involved in this process, so they will be a huge help.
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[Kevin] [Fortenberry] [RPT]
[Staff Techician]
[Texas Tech Univ]
[Lubbock] [TX]
[8067783962]
Original Message:
Sent: 09-29-2018 13:42
From: Richard Adkins
Subject: New Harpsichord
Those Keith Hill harpsichords sound fantastic and look fantastic.
Your people should go listen to some different makers and make a decision.
There is a lot of info at Keith's website, including prices. Stands
are different prices depending on selection.
I'm surprised his name doesn't come up more often.
Sometimes Harpsichord clearing house has new
instruments for sale.
Here's a new Fisk French double....ready to go by
Peter Fisk.
harpsichord clearing house
https://www.harpsichord.com/List/list_frmset.html
#4008 RI - New Instrument!
French double manual harpsichord by Peter Fisk, 2017, FF - f''', 8', 8', 4', shove coupler, buff, transposing A 415, A440, wooden jacks, black celcon plectra, green with gold banding, painted hardwood turned leg trestle stand. Fisk writes that the instrument is "very much within William Hyman's understanding of the 18th century French tradition." Includes padded cover and complete tool kit. The instrument is in RI. $25,000
Best of luck!
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Richard Adkins
Piano Technician
Coe College
Cedar Rapids, IA
Original Message:
Sent: 09-27-2018 13:45
From: Kevin Fortenberry
Subject: New Harpsichord
Need advice. Our SOM is looking into purchasing a new Harpsichord for our primary instrument in our recital hall. It will need to be a French double manual. Please share recommendations of which makers we should get preliminary prices from. It will have to be brand new-state cannot purchase used.
Please share any thoughts & recent experiences, good or bad.
Many thanks,
Staff Piano Technician, Texas Tech University School of Music
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