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Dowd Italian

 


Dowd Italian - single manual

This is the first harpsichord I owned. It has a wide range and a brilliant sound that is a bit more quiet than the French Dowd.

 

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Built in 1967 in Boston by the Dowd workshop. Opus 117.

Two 8' choirs of strings plus a lute stop.

A=440 tuned in Kirnberger III