Harpsichords

I make a wide range of single and double manual harpsichords after historical models, built according to traditional methods. Dedicated craftsmanship ensures that they attain the highest levels of quality. All parts are hand-finished, and the precision with which the mechanical parts are made ensures a sensitive touch.

After Andreas Ruckers, Antwerp, 1640
Single manual, C/E-c3, 8'4' and divided lute (C-f1, f♯1-c3)

Sound sample: Anonymous Dutch, 17th century – Ballet Bronckhorst and Rosemont - Ursula Dütschler

After Johannes Couchet, Antwerp, 1652
Single manual, GG/BB – c3 (with split sharps for C♯ and D♯), 8'8' with three registers and lute

Sound sample: John Bull – Salvator Mundi – private recording

After Giovanni Batista Giusti, Lucca, 1679
Single manual, GG-c3, 8'8'4'

Sound sample: Giovanni Picchi – Pass'e Mezzo – Cândida Matos, live recording

After Carl Conrad Fleischer, Hamburg, 1716
Single manual, GG-d3, 8'8'4' and lute

Sound sample: Johann Sebastian Bach – Sinfonia in B flat major – Private recording

After North German models of the 18th century
Double manual, FF-f3, 8'8'4' and lute, shove coupler

Sound sample: Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach – Aly Rupalich – Cândida Matos, live recording

After Johann Heinrich Gräbner, Dresden, 1774
Double manual, FF-f3, 8'8'4' and lute, shove coupler

Click here to see a video of an interpretation of Johann Sebastian Bach's Aria variata alla maniera italiana, BWV 989, on this instrument

After Johannes Ruckers, Antwerp, 1624, petit ravalement
Double manual, GG-e3, 8'8'4' and lute, shove coupler

Sound sample: Matthias Weckman – Toccata in E minor – Gustav Leonhardt

After Ruckers, Antwerp, 1624, grand ravalement
Double manual, FF-f3, 8'8'4' and lute, shove coupler

Praceta Dom João I, loja 57A, 2785-379 Caparide, Portugal