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John Christopher Jesse
Clavichord
1765
Haldberstadt, Germany
Various materials
3-octave span 46.9 cm, keyboard total span 80.1 cm, L. perpendicular to keyboard, excluding molding 148.8 cm, L. perpendicular to keyboard, including molding 151.5 cm, Width parallel to keyboard, excluding molding 57.3 cm, Width parallel to keyboard, including molding 58.8 cm, D. without lid 17.0 cm, String sounding lengths: FF 122.0, C 111.5, c 86.9, c1 55.9, c2 29.6, c3 14.4, f3 9.4
The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
89.4.1207
Marks: (on right rear corner of soundboard) Joh. Cristoph. Jesse/ Organ' ad St. Martini/ fecit. Halberstadt/ ano 1765
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