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Welcome to my website. Here you will find details of all the instruments that I make. You will see that my special interest is the period of harpsichord building from the early 16th century to the end of the 17th century. Designs are based on drawings of original instruments with some minor adjustments to compass and disposition in order to accommodate the preferences of individual customers. Great care is taken to source and select appropriate materials with particular attention given to constructional refinements ensuring an even touch and responsive action.

I particularly like the Italian and early French instruments dating prior to c1700. They have many similarities in their internal construction and often the craftsmanship & detailed casework is akin to wood scupture.

You will also see details of the German style clavichords that I make after Hubert, Hoffmann and Bohak.

Have a look at the Clavisimbalum. This is a small medieval instrument taken from the famous manuscript in the Bibliothèque Nationale Paris drawn by Henri Arnaut de Zwolle c1440. Arnaut's "first and best" mechanism is used and the instrument has proved a success with early music ensemble in Europe.