Frederici Clavichord Click here for a Sound Sample* This clavichord is one I made for myself in 2000. Nothing was spared to make the instrument as beautiful to look at as it is to hear and play. The sound is rich, deep, firm, sweet, flexible, and fun to make, once you learn exactly how to play it. It is based on the Leipzig instrument from 1765 (Nr. 30 in the Henkel catalogue). The inside rim of the instrument is veneered in a South American type rosewood. The natural keys are covered in ebony, the sharps are pearwood topped with bone and inked, and the fronts are made of arcaded boxwood. The rosette is of parchment. And the soundboard is decorated with flowers. Because I have found clavichords to be too labour intensive, that is to make them of such a quality that they are worth playing, I doubt I will ever make another one...my clavichords are too expensive for most players. Maybe not. Who knows? for the Price of this instrument, please inquire. *(Here's a trick to hear the sound sample and view the site at the same time. 1.Click on the sound sample to download it. 2.Then, download one of my other sites on your browser, in effect, opening a new window. 3.Click on the SITE button, at that site, relating to this site. 4. Once you have this site accessed from the new page and window, you can to view the site and listen to the downloading sound sample for it.)