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245 10 a| Ruckers :b| a harpsichord and virginal building tradition /c| Grant O'Brien.;

260 a| Cambridge [England] ;a| New York :b| Cambridge University Press,c| 1990.;

300 a| xxii, 346 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 29 cm.;

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490 1 a| Cambridge musical texts and monographs;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-318) and index.;

505 0 a| Chapter one. Ruckers family history and the Guild of St Luke. Antwerp and the Netherlands at the time of the Ruckers family ; Ruckers family history ; Ruckers and other Antwerp artists ; The Guild of St Luke ; Conditions of work in the guild workshops ; The Couchets and the Ruckers tradition -- Chapter two. The pre-Ruckers instruments and traditions. The early Italian tradition (Sixteenth-century Italian construction ; Italian string scalings and stringing materials ; Disposition and sound of sixteenth-century Italian harpsichord) ; The early Germanic tradition ; Early Flemish instruments ; Early Flemish double-manual harpsichords -- Chapter three. The types of instrument built by the Ruckers, and the Ruckers numbering system. The models of Ruckers virginal ; The standard types of harpsichord ; Special models of Ruckers harpsichord ; Ruckers combined harpsichord and virginal ; The numbers found on the different models of Ruckers instruments ; The interpretation of the Ruckers numbering system -- Chapter four. The stringing and pitches of Ruckers instruments. Some acoustics of clavecimbel soundboards and strings ; The pitches of Ruckers instruments (Ruckers virginal scalings ; Ruckers harpsichord scalings) ; Ruckers stringing materials ; Ruckers string gauges -- Chapter five. The construction of virginals. Virginal baseboards ; Virginal outer case and framing ; Virginal wrestplanks and hitchpin rails ; Virginal lid and keywell flap ; Virginal toolbox ; Virginal soundboards ; Virginal soundboard barring ; Virginal bridges ; The harpsichordium stop ; Virginal registers ; Bridge-pinning in virginals ; Gluing the virginal soundboard into the case ; Virginal keyframes and keyboards ; Virginal jacks and jackrail -- Chapter six. Construction of Ruckers harpsichords. Harpsichord baseboards ; Harpsichord case sides and internal framing ; The main lid, lid flap and keywell flap in harpsichords ; The harpsichord wrestplank ; Harpsichord soundboards ; Soundboard barring and hitchpin rails in harpsichord ; Harpsichord bridges ; Harpsichord registers ; Keyboards and keyframes in harpsichords ; Ruckers jacks ; Harpsichord jackrails ; Harpsichord stands -- Chapter seven. The decorations of Ruckers instruments. Flemish printed-paper decorations ; Catalogue of block-printed patterns found on Ruckers clavecimbels ; Ruckers painted soundboards ; Styles and periods of Ruckers soundboard decoration ; Soundboard preparation, painting media and pigments ; Ruckers roses ; Lid and keywell-flap decoration ; Outer-case decoration ; Mouldings ; Key arcades ; Locks and strap hinges ; In conclusion -- Chapter eight. The determination of the original compass, disposition and pitch of Ruckers harpsichords. Determination of the number of natural notes ; Making a string-band strip ; Finding pitch C using the 49cm rule ; Using the bridge-positioning holes to determine the played notes C and F# ; Some examples of the application of the method ; Conclusions -- Chapter nine. Trademarks of Ruckers instruments. Unauthentic Ruckers instruments ; Ruckers instrument authentication ; Differences in the construction methods among the various members of the Ruckers family ; Ruckers instruments in paintings ; The value and importance of fake and counterfeit Ruckers instruments -- Chapter ten. The influence of the Ruckers/Couchet traditions on later harpsichord building practice. Ioannes Couchet and the beginning of change ; The Couchet sons and the developing tradition ; The Ruckers tradition in England in the eighteenth century ; The Ruckers tradition in eighteenth-century France ; The effect of the Ruckers tradition in the rest of Northern Europe -- Chapter eleven. The ravalement of Ruckers and Couchet clavecimbels. Ravalement of Ruckers virginals ; Ravalement of Ruckers harpsichords -- Chapter twelve. Ruckers clavecimbels, music and performance practice. Clavecimbel composers in the Low Countries contemporary with the Ruckers ; The short octave and meantone tuning ; The keyboard and action and their effect on the player ; The pitch scheme of Ruckers clavecimbels ; The Ruckers virginals ; Harpsichord registration ; The musical function of double-manual harpsichords ; The chromatic base-octave singles ; The chromatic-bass-octave doubles ; The Couchets and the change in musical taste and fashion ; Ravalement of Ruckers clavecimbels and implications for later music and performance practice ; Ruckers instruments in modern times -- Catalogue of Ruckers instruments -- Catalogue of unauthentic Ruckers instruments -- Appendices. 1. The duim ; 2. The Hagaerts 5-voet spinett virginal ; 3. The 2 1/2-voet virginal ; 4. The stringing of instruments types not in Douwes ; 5. Douwes scalings and Ruckers instruments ; 6. Classification of Ruckers instruments according to their original state ; 7. Transposition by a tone in meantone tuning ; 8. Klaas Douwes on clavcimbels ; 9. 'Harpsichord' entry in Reynvaan's Dictionary ; 10. Van Blankenburg on the clavecimbel ; 11. Contract between Ioes and Goosen Karest ; 12. Regulations of the Guild of St Luke pertaining to the clavecimbel builders ; 13. 'Harpsichord' from the Encyclopedie ; 14. The preparation of bone for keyboards ; 15. Ruckers instruments sold in Paris sales during the eighteenth century ; 16. Gerbier-Windebank correspondence concerning a Ruckers harpsichord ; 17. Correspondence between G. F. Duarte and Constantijn Huygens ; 18. Letter from Ioannes Couchet to Constantijn Huygens ; 19. Obituary poem by Constantijn Huygens on the death of Ioannes Couchet.;

520 a| The name of Ruckers is as important to early keyboard instruments as Stradivarius is to strings. This book describes in close detail the art and technique of the Ruckers family, who produced harpsichords and virginals throughout a period of over 100 years. Dr O'Brien provides detailed information about the construction and decoration of Ruckers harpsichords and virginals, as well as the numbering, pitch, stringing, and the determination of the original state of their instruments. Like Stradivarius violins, Ruckers instruments were later altered, and the nature and musical significance of these alterations are discussed, as is the influence of the Ruckers style on later building practice. The instruments in their original and altered states are considered in relation to the music of the time and to contemporary performance practice. The text is richly illustrated with diagrams and pictures of original instruments, and with plan-view photographs reproduced at a scale of 1:10. The book also contains a partially illustrated catalogue of authentic and fake instruments, followed by extensive appendices.;

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Ruckers : a harpsichord and virginal building tradition / Grant O'Brien.

Author/creator	O'Brien, Grant
Format	Book
Publication Info	Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1990.
Description	xxii, 346 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
Subjects	Ruckers family. Harpsichord--Construction. Harpsichord--History.

Series	Cambridge musical texts and monographs Cambridge musical texts and monographs. ^A261190
Contents	Chapter one. Ruckers family history and the Guild of St Luke. Antwerp and the Netherlands at the time of the Ruckers family ; Ruckers family history ; Ruckers and other Antwerp artists ; The Guild of St Luke ; Conditions of work in the guild workshops ; The Couchets and the Ruckers tradition -- Chapter two. The pre-Ruckers instruments and traditions. The early Italian tradition (Sixteenth-century Italian construction ; Italian string scalings and stringing materials ; Disposition and sound of sixteenth-century Italian harpsichord) ; The early Germanic tradition ; Early Flemish instruments ; Early Flemish double-manual harpsichords -- Chapter three. The types of instrument built by the Ruckers, and the Ruckers numbering system. The models of Ruckers virginal ; The standard types of harpsichord ; Special models of Ruckers harpsichord ; Ruckers combined harpsichord and virginal ; The numbers found on the different models of Ruckers instruments ; The interpretation of the Ruckers numbering system -- Chapter four. The stringing and pitches of Ruckers instruments. Some acoustics of clavecimbel soundboards and strings ; The pitches of Ruckers instruments (Ruckers virginal scalings ; Ruckers harpsichord scalings) ; Ruckers stringing materials ; Ruckers string gauges -- Chapter five. The construction of virginals. Virginal baseboards ; Virginal outer case and framing ; Virginal wrestplanks and hitchpin rails ; Virginal lid and keywell flap ; Virginal toolbox ; Virginal soundboards ; Virginal soundboard barring ; Virginal bridges ; The harpsichordium stop ; Virginal registers ; Bridge-pinning in virginals ; Gluing the virginal soundboard into the case ; Virginal keyframes and keyboards ; Virginal jacks and jackrail -- Chapter six. Construction of Ruckers harpsichords. Harpsichord baseboards ; Harpsichord case sides and internal framing ; The main lid, lid flap and keywell flap in harpsichords ; The harpsichord wrestplank ; Harpsichord soundboards ; Soundboard barring and hitchpin rails in harpsichord ; Harpsichord bridges ; Harpsichord registers ; Keyboards and keyframes in harpsichords ; Ruckers jacks ; Harpsichord jackrails ; Harpsichord stands -- Chapter seven. The decorations of Ruckers instruments. Flemish printed-paper decorations ; Catalogue of block-printed patterns found on Ruckers clavecimbels ; Ruckers painted soundboards ; Styles and periods of Ruckers soundboard decoration ; Soundboard preparation, painting media and pigments ; Ruckers roses ; Lid and keywell-flap decoration ; Outer-case decoration ; Mouldings ; Key arcades ; Locks and strap hinges ; In conclusion -- Chapter eight. The determination of the original compass, disposition and pitch of Ruckers harpsichords. Determination of the number of natural notes ; Making a string-band strip ; Finding pitch C using the 49cm rule ; Using the bridge-positioning holes to determine the played notes C and F# ; Some examples of the application of the method ; Conclusions -- Chapter nine. Trademarks of Ruckers instruments. Unauthentic Ruckers instruments ; Ruckers instrument authentication ; Differences in the construction methods among the various members of the Ruckers family ; Ruckers instruments in paintings ; The value and importance of fake and counterfeit Ruckers instruments -- Chapter ten. The influence of the Ruckers/Couchet traditions on later harpsichord building practice. Ioannes Couchet and the beginning of change ; The Couchet sons and the developing tradition ; The Ruckers tradition in England in the eighteenth century ; The Ruckers tradition in eighteenth-century France ; The effect of the Ruckers tradition in the rest of Northern Europe -- Chapter eleven. The ravalement of Ruckers and Couchet clavecimbels. Ravalement of Ruckers virginals ; Ravalement of Ruckers harpsichords -- Chapter twelve. Ruckers clavecimbels, music and performance practice. Clavecimbel composers in the Low Countries contemporary with the Ruckers ; The short octave and meantone tuning ; The keyboard and action and their effect on the player ; The pitch scheme of Ruckers clavecimbels ; The Ruckers virginals ; Harpsichord registration ; The musical function of double-manual harpsichords ; The chromatic base-octave singles ; The chromatic-bass-octave doubles ; The Couchets and the change in musical taste and fashion ; Ravalement of Ruckers clavecimbels and implications for later music and performance practice ; Ruckers instruments in modern times -- Catalogue of Ruckers instruments -- Catalogue of unauthentic Ruckers instruments -- Appendices. 1. The duim ; 2. The Hagaerts 5-voet spinett virginal ; 3. The 2 1/2-voet virginal ; 4. The stringing of instruments types not in Douwes ; 5. Douwes scalings and Ruckers instruments ; 6. Classification of Ruckers instruments according to their original state ; 7. Transposition by a tone in meantone tuning ; 8. Klaas Douwes on clavcimbels ; 9. 'Harpsichord' entry in Reynvaan's Dictionary ; 10. Van Blankenburg on the clavecimbel ; 11. Contract between Ioes and Goosen Karest ; 12. Regulations of the Guild of St Luke pertaining to the clavecimbel builders ; 13. 'Harpsichord' from the Encyclopedie ; 14. The preparation of bone for keyboards ; 15. Ruckers instruments sold in Paris sales during the eighteenth century ; 16. Gerbier-Windebank correspondence concerning a Ruckers harpsichord ; 17. Correspondence between G. F. Duarte and Constantijn Huygens ; 18. Letter from Ioannes Couchet to Constantijn Huygens ; 19. Obituary poem by Constantijn Huygens on the death of Ioannes Couchet.
Abstract	The name of Ruckers is as important to early keyboard instruments as Stradivarius is to strings. This book describes in close detail the art and technique of the Ruckers family, who produced harpsichords and virginals throughout a period of over 100 years. Dr O'Brien provides detailed information about the construction and decoration of Ruckers harpsichords and virginals, as well as the numbering, pitch, stringing, and the determination of the original state of their instruments. Like Stradivarius violins, Ruckers instruments were later altered, and the nature and musical significance of these alterations are discussed, as is the influence of the Ruckers style on later building practice. The instruments in their original and altered states are considered in relation to the music of the time and to contemporary performance practice. The text is richly illustrated with diagrams and pictures of original instruments, and with plan-view photographs reproduced at a scale of 1:10. The book also contains a partially illustrated catalogue of authentic and fake instruments, followed by extensive appendices.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-318) and index.
LCCN	89035660
ISBN	0521365651

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