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Welcome to my website. Here you will find details of all the instruments that I make. The period of harpsichord building from the early 16th century to the end of the 17th century provides a rich source of inspiration and all my designs are based on drawings of fully documented original instruments with some minor adjustments to compass and disposition in order to accommodate the preferences of individual players. Great care is taken to source and select appropriate materials with particular attention given to constructional refinements ensuring an even touch and responsive action. Italian and early French instruments dating prior to c1700 are my particular interest. They have many similarities in their internal construction and often the craftsmanship & detailed casework is akin to wood sculpture.
There are also details of German style clavichords after Hubert, Hoffmann and Bohak.
The Clavisimbalum is a small late 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.
