Zuckermann kit harpsichord

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This is a Zuckermann kit harpsichord built in St. Louis in 1974 by Craig Lister. (He had already built some number of instruments by that time, and many more afterwards, too.)

Features and elements of note:

• This is a single manual (one keyboard) instrument.
• It has a cherrywood keyboard and a walnut veneer case.
• It has two sets of strings (termed 4 foot and 8 foot). [Middle-C on the 8-foot strings plays middle-C ("C4"), while on the 4-foot strings, the same key on the keyboard plays one octave higher ("C5").]
• It has a (felt) lute stop rail for the 8 foot set of strings. (A piece of felt is pushed up against each string to produce a tonality akin to that of a lute.)
• In a nod towards usability rather than historical purity, it has nylon (Delrin) jacks (so that they don't stick in high humidity situations). The plectra are also nylon.
• The instrument has had a single owner (and was built by Craig in the owner's basement))
• It is has been kept in a smoke-free/pet-free home with central air conditioning and a furnace-attached humidifier for use during the winter months.
• It was built by Craig Lister, who was a Washington University (St. Louis) grad student at the time, but had previously studied at an instrument-building studio in Boston.
• It sits on a trestle that is removable for transport.
• The original design had two small wood pieces sticking out from the right side of the harpsichord to turn the two registers (4 foot and 8 foot) on and off. A few years after it was built, this was modified to have two metal levers inside the case (visible on the left and right of the pin block) to perform the same task.
• It has a removable music desk.
• It can be completely closed for transport (or dust protection, I suppose): The lid has a hinged section to cover the pin block, and another removable (and felt-edged) piece covers the front of the keyboard. (see photos)
• It comes with a rectangular bench with a hinged lid to store music inside.