Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Clavichord Day 21 - Easing the Keys, Thumbnails

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Earlier, we eased the keys at the balance pin/balance hole. Now it was time to ease the back of the key, where the thumbnail goes into the s...
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Saturday, September 11, 2010

Clavichord Day 20 - Sharps and Hitchpins

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Today, we started by checking out the sharps. These are the little dark keys on the keyboard, and they are eventually glued onto some of the...

Clavichord Day 19 - Balance Pins, Backrail Cloth, Punchings

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Continuing on with the keyboard, we started out the day getting the balance pins into the balance rail. First, they were lightly tapped in. ...
Thursday, September 9, 2010

Clavichord Day 18 - ACTION! Easing Keys and Thumbnails

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No more cabinetry for now. Oiling and waxing the case will come later. Today, we moved on to the ACTION, meaning the mechanisms of the clavi...
Friday, September 3, 2010

Clavichord Day 17 - Gold Leaf

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This was an exciting day, since we got to finish up on the decoration of the instrument! First, a couple of coats of shellac were put onto t...
Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Clavichord Day 16 - Faux Tortoiseshell (continued)

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All the work for today was about softening the look of the tortoiseshell to a nice subtle finish. The first step was sanding. To show it mor...
Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Clavichord Day 15 - Faux Tortoiseshell

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Today, we got to the meat of the faux tortoiseshell design. The plan was to build up a series of glossy warm layers of paint to simulate the...