Keyboard Kits

A completely new range of keyboard kits for home assembly developed with Bizzi Harpsichords in conjunction with The Early Music Shop. This Bizzi Studio 2 Harpsichord Kit is designed for home assembly and is supplied with a fully assembled casework (including the soundboard and bridge) leaving the kit builder to complete the final construction. The kit is supplied with all the parts necessary, such as strings, jacks and registers to build this kit into a fully playable keyboard. However, the kit does not include glue, tools, clamps, varnish or paint, which are generally available from any good DIY store. The kit includes a fully comprehensive DVD (including parts list) which takes you through all the stages of construction step by step along with detailed text, as seen in the promotional video. Plus, we are always available for advice during construction and supply replacement parts, if required. Please note this instrument is supplied in kit form for home assembly. Bizzi Studio harpsichord. The most affordable harpsichord on the market! Excellent for students and continuo players! Fine Italianate sound, easily transportable. Available in different finishes, red, green, blue etc. Compass: B1 - D5, 52 notes Specification: Compass: B 1 - D 5, 52 keys Studio-Two: 2 x 8' stop plus buff stop Pitch: 415 Hz - 440 Hz Case and lid: poplar and beech 3 beech legs screwed to the instrument, in style Soundboard: red resonance spruce from Val di Fiemme Soundboard wood grain: Fine Keyboard: spruce, Italian boxwood (diatonic keys) and ebony (chromatic keys) Jacks: pear wood with delrin or celcon plectra Tuning pins: forged iron, historical type, with hole Strings: yellow brass Dimensions: 170 x 77 x 21 cm Weight: 25 kg OPTIONS Buff stop, single (included) Transposition 415 - 440 Hz (included) Adjustable bench, in style - click here High protection transport cover Bag for legs and music desk Bench bag

TPW Double Fretted Clavichord Kit after Hubert School by The Paris Workshop - by The Paris Workshop - supplied in kit form for home assembly. TPW Double Fretted Clavichord with 51 notes: C-d''', A415, double strung The clavichord is without doubt the most expressive keyboard instrument, and our Double-fretted version would have to be one of the most delightful instruments to build and play. The mechanism is very simple: The brass tangents are set in the ends of each key, and strike the pairs of strings as well as determine their speaking length The Double-fretted Clavichord shares strings throughout much of its compass, which makes it easier to tune and very portable. A cabriole-leg stand is optional. Double Fretted Clavichord Kit Options: Version 1 standard, ready to assemble Version 1 standard, plus Option 1 - wild cherry stand Other Options: Please ask for details Cover with shoulder straps For more details about this or any other kit from The Paris Workshop, please do not hesitate to contact us. Email: sales@earlymusicshop.com Tel: 01274 288100 SPECIFICATIONS Range 51 notes: C-d''', A415, double strung Wood Case in cherry Swiss pine soundboard Keyboard Boxwood naturals and fruitwood accidentals Dimensions Length 127cm ~ Width 36cm ~ Depth of case 11cm Weight 18kg Instructions Manual in English full size paper drawing Level of difficulty suitable for Beginners Standard version Version 1, ready for assembly Options Matching cabriole leg stand Cover with shoulder straps Specifications subject to change without notice

TPW Italian Virginal Kit by The Paris Workshop - supplied in kit form for home assembly. TPW Italian Virginal Kit 56+1 notes: GG–d''', transposable A392/A415/A440 , in version 1 with lid, flap, music desk and turned stand The Italian Virginal is our latest design, inspired by an unusual original instrument from the early 18th century with an inset keyboard. The characteristic virginal tone emanating from the extra enclosed space at the right hand of the keyboard truly envelops the player. (There is a tool box at the corresponding left hand of the keyboard.) The case is of “false inner-outer” construction with the inner natural maple veneers contrasted against the painted lime exterior. We have increased the versatility for modern players by fitting a fully chromatic keyboard, and allowing for transposition both up to A440 without the loss of the top note, and down to A392. This is a most interesting instrument to build and play, and very suitable for musicians of all standards to explore the repertoire. The photograph shows the prototype with cherry inner veneers. Spinet Kit Options: Version 1 standard, ready to assemble For more details about this or any other kit from The Paris Workshop, please do not hesitate to contact us. Email: sales@earlymusicshop.com Tel: 01274 288100 SPECIFICATIONS Range 56+1 notes: GG–d''', transposable A392/A415/A440 Disposition 1x8´, no buff Wood Case in lime, lid and bottom in poplar Inner case veneers in maple Swiss pine soundboard Bridge, nut, music desk & lid stick in cherry Beech stand Keyboard Boxwood naturals and fruitwood accidentals Action Traditional wooden jacks working in boxguide Stand Turned, demountable Dimensions Length 168cm ~ Width 57cm ~ Depth of case 21cm Weight about 20kg Instructions Manual in English full size paper drawing Level of difficulty Suitable for beginners Standard version Version 1, ready for assembly Specifications subject to change without notice

TPW Flemish Single Harpsichord Kit after Ruckers by The Paris Workshop supplied in kit form for home assembly. TPW Flemish Single Harpsichord Kit after Ruckers - 56+1 notes GG-d''', transposable A392/A415/A440 without loss of d''' The harpsichords built by the Ruckers family were famous throughout Europe in the 17th- and 18th-centuries, their clear and precise sound as much admired then as now. The Ruckers Flemish Single Harpsichord has many benefits. It is relatively small, light and easy to move. Its tuning is stable, and the transposing keyboard permits performance with either baroque or modern instruments. The instrument is available with traditional Flemish disposition of 8'+4', or two unison registers 2x8’ (please specify when placing your order). This style was mostly the result of later builders enlarging the earlier instruments to make them correspond to the demands of the 18th-century. The Ruckers Single is also available with the 2x8', 1x4' disposition, making it a little more challenging to build and giving it the same soundboard layout as the Ruckers Double. The photograph shows the Ruckers Single with the optional traditional bone keyboard (not included, but available as an extra). The kit includes a standard harpsichord stand (as shown in the photograph). Harpsichord Kit Options: Version 1, standard, ready to assemble Version 2, case assembled, reverse keyboard, 2 x 8´ or 8´+4´ Version 3, soundboard installed Version 4, woodwork completed, 2x8´, reverse keyboard Version 4, woodwork completed, 8´+4´, reverse keyboard Version 4, woodwork completed, 3 registers, 2x8´, 1x4´, reverse keyboard Other options available to special order – please ask for details. Supplement for the traditional bone keyboard (all versions) Additional register for version 2 (wooden jacks, strings, bridge and nut, …) Bone-slipped sharps Stop levers in the keywell for two registers (brass) Stop levers in the keywell for three registers (brass) to be recut Soundboard rose (versions 3 & 4) For more details about this or any other kit from The Paris Workshop, please do not hesitate to contact us. Email: sales@earlymusicshop.com Tel: 01274 288100 SPECIFICATIONS Range 56+1 notes GG-d''', transposable A392/A415/A440 without loss of d''' Disposition 2x8´ or 8´+4´, buff traditional Flemish registers through the cheek Wood Case in lime Oak wrestplank Bottom and lid in solid wood Swiss pine soundboard Keyboard One reverse keyboard with ebony naturals, cherry accidentals, pearwood arcades Action Traditional wooden jacks Assembly Braces either tongue and grooved, or dovetailed Stand Turned in oak, dismountable Music desk In oak Dimensions Length 205cm ~ Width 84cm ~ Depth of case 27cm Weight about 50kg Instructions Manual in English or French full size paper drawing Level of difficulty Beginners to Professional Standard version Version 1, ready for assembly Options Version 2, case assembled Version 3, soundboard installed with decorative rose Version 4, all woodwork completed Table stand in version 2 Soundboard rose for versions 3 or 4 Bone-slipped sharps Traditional Flemish keyboard with bone naturals and oak sharps Three choirs (2x8', 1x4', buff) Stop levers in the keywell (except for the buff) Finishing & decoration materials Specifications subject to change without notice

TPW Unfretted Clavichord Kit after Gerlach School by The Paris Workshop - supplied in kit form for home assembly. TPW Unfretted Clavichord with 61 notes: FF-f''', A415, double strung It was frequently observed in the past that a good clavichordist would make a good harpsichordist, but not necessarily the reverse. The mechanism is very simple: The brass tangents are set in the ends of each key, and strike the pairs of strings as well as determine their speaking length The imposing Unfretted Clavichord, with its individual pairs of strings for each note, is suitable for much 18th-century music, even including the early piano repertoire up to Beethoven. Unfretted Clavichord Kit Options: Version 1 standard, ready to assemble For more details about this or any other kit from The Paris Workshop, please do not hesitate to contact us. Email: sales@earlymusicshop.com Tel: 01274 288100 SPECIFICATIONS Range 61 notes: FF-f''', A415, double strung Wood Case in cherry Swiss pine soundboard Stand Four turned legs in cherry Keyboard Reverse keyboard with ebony naturals, bone-slipped accidentals and pearwood arcades Dimensions Length 173cm ~ Width 55cm ~ Depth of case 18cm Weight about 30kg Instructions Manual in English or French full size paper drawing Level of difficulty Some Experience Standard version Version 1, ready for assembly Specifications subject to change without notice

TPW Spinet Kit after Delin School by The Paris Workshop - supplied in kit form for home assembly. TPW Spinet Kit after Delin School - 56+1 notes: GG-d''', transposable A415/A440 without the loss of d''' The Spinet was inspired by an original instrument dated 1770, built by Albertus Delin (1712-1771) in Tournai and now preserved in the Brussels Musical Instrument Museum. We have slightly modified the original specification to provide a 56-note keyboard which allows transposition to A440 without the loss of the top note. This model was originally intended to be only available as a finished instrument, but as we proceeded with the development of the prototypes, we found it ideal as a kit for many reasons. The ease of construction and the low price assist the first-time builder, and for a player beginning to explore the fascinating world of early keyboards, here is an instrument with good tone, pleasant touch, and a keyboard compass sufficient for perhaps 90% of the repertoire. Spinet Kit Options: Version 1 standard, ready to assemble Version 1 with Option 1 - Flap on the keyboard, Mouldings to the top of the case & Turned legs (3) Version 1 with Option 2 - Reverse keyboard with arcades Version 1 with Option 1 & 2 - Flap on the keyboard, Mouldings to the top of the case, Turned legs (3) & Reverse keyboard with arcades For more details about this or any other kit from The Paris Workshop, please do not hesitate to contact us. Email: sales@earlymusicshop.com Tel: 01274 288100 SPECIFICATIONS Range 56+1 notes: GG-d''', transposable A415/A440 without the loss of d''' Disposition 1x8´, no buff Wood Case in poplar or similar, Swiss pine soundboard Keyboard Simple keyboard with maple naturals and fruitwood accidentals Action Traditional wooden jacks Stand Three square tapered legs legs screw into case bottom Dimensions Length 165cm ~ Width 60cm ~ Depth of case 19cm Weight about 17kg Instructions Manual in English, French or German with sketches full size paper drawing Level of difficulty Suitable for beginners Standard version Version 1, ready for assembly Options Reverse keyboard Flap on the keyboard Mouldings to the top of the case Turned legs (3) Specifications subject to change without notice

TPW Italian Neapolitan Single Harpsichord Kit by The Paris Workshop supplied in kit form for home assembly. TPW Italian Neapolitan Single Harpsichord Kit - 4 9+1 notes: C–c''', transposable A392/A415/A440 The Neapolitan Harpsichord was inspired by originals by Bocalari dating from the end of the 17th-century. The case is in poplar with a spruce soundboard, and is of "false inner-outer" construction, tricking the eye into believing that this is an instrument resting in an independent external case. This conceit is enhanced by the contrast of the inner natural wood against the painted exterior. Our case is built in traditional Italian manner around the bottom, with the sides reinforced by knees and framing. We use the expected 2x8' disposition of the Italian harpsichord, without buff. The two unison choirs are permanently engaged, and while there is no provision to change registration, one can move either of the traditional boxguide registers to disengage a choir, perhaps to facilitate tuning. The keyboard of the original had a short octave bass, but we took the opportunity to extend the bass to fully chromatic from C. The instrument is delivered with a lid and fallboard, music desk, and a turned stand in traditional Italian style. This exciting harpsichord has a precise touch, and a bright and pure sound with pronounced attack. It makes an ideal continuo instrument and provides inspiration for the incredible solo Italian keyboard repertoire. Harpsichord Kit Options: Version 1 standard, ready to assemble, including stand and music desk Version 3, soundboard installed Version 4, all woodwork completed Other options available to special order – please ask for details. Rose for the soundboard, Italian style For more details about this or any other kit from The Paris Workshop, please do not hesitate to contact us. Email: sales@earlymusicshop.com Tel: 01274 288100 SPECIFICATIONS Range 49+1 notes: C–c''', transposable A392/A415/A440 Disposition 2x8´, no buff Wood Case in poplar or lime Inner case veneer in cypress Swiss pine soundboard, walnut-veneered wrestplank Bridge, nut and mouldings in walnut Keyboard Boxwood naturals and fruitwood accidentals Action Traditional wooden jacks working in boxguides Stand Turned, traditional Italian style Dimensions Length 202cm ~ Width 78cm ~ Depth of case 21cm Weight about 25kg Instructions Manual in English or French full size paper drawing Level of difficulty Some Experience to Professional Standard version Version 1, ready for assembly Options Version 3, soundboard installed Version 4, all woodwork completed Specifications subject to change without notice

TPW French "Junior" Single Harpsichord Kit after Denis School by The Paris Workshop supplied in kit form for home assembly. TPW French "Junior" Single Harpsichord Kit after Denis School - 56+1 notes: GG-d''', transposable A415/A440 without the loss of d''' The French "Junior" Single kit has proved very popular in the short time since its inception. Engineered for ease of construction, it makes available the famous high quality of our parts at an affordable price. To facilitate your project, we have simplified the elements that are not essential to the sound quality or stability of the structure, as well as those that serve mainly ornamental function like any ornate veneers or elaborate mouldings. Starting with the pleasantly Italianate instruments of the early French school, TPW have extended the compass to 56 notes to allow the performance of J.S. Bach. This harpsichord is not only ideal for beginners, but also for more advanced musicians wanting to explore the early keyboard repertoire. Of course, it also transposes, so you can play with those friends who might still have modern pitch instruments! Harpsichord Kit Options: Version 1 standard, ready to assemble Version 1 with Option 1 - Lid & flap, Buff stop, Fall board, Music desk, ready to assemble Version 1 with Option 2 - Second 8´ register (wooden jacks, strings,…) Version 1 with Option 1 & 2 - Lid & flap, Buff stop, Fall board, Music desk, ready to assemble & Second 8´ register (wooden jacks, strings,…) Other options available to special order – please ask for details. Bone-slipped accidentals For more details about this or any other kit from The Paris Workshop, please do not hesitate to contact us. Email: sales@earlymusicshop.com Tel: 01274 288100 SPECIFICATIONS Range 56+1 notes: GG-d''', transposable A415/A440 without the loss of d''' Disposition 1x8´, buff, strung in brass and soft iron Wood Case in solid wild American cherry, oak wrestplank, Swiss pine soundboard Keyboard Grenadilla naturals with cherry front mouldings and cherry sharps Action Traditional wooden jacks, celcon or delrin plectra Stand Three turned legs screw into case bottom Dimensions Length 197cm ~ Width 80cm ~ Depth of case 22cm Weight about 40kg Instructions Manual in English, French or German full size paper drawing Level of difficulty Suitable for beginners Standard version Version 1, ready for assembly Options Version 1, plus Option 1: Lid & flap, Buff stop, Fall board, Music desk, ready to assemble Version 1, plus Option 2: Second 8´ register (wooden jacks, strings,…) Version 1, plus Option 1 & 2 Lid & flap, Buff stop, Fall board, Music desk, ready to assemble & Second 8´ register (wooden jacks, strings,…) Bone-slipped accidentals available to special order - please ask for details Specifications subject to change without notice

TPW Flemish Double Harpsichord Kit after Ruckers by The Paris Workshop supplied in kit form for home assembly. TPW Flemish Double Harpsichord Kit after Ruckers - 56+1 notes GG-d''', transposable A392/A415/A440 without loss of d''' The harpsichords built by the Ruckers family were famous throughout Europe in the 17th- and 18th-centuries, their clear and precise sound as much admired then as now. This Ruckers Double's range of 56 notes covers all of Bach's works, and the clarity of tone suits his contrapuntal style. This is probably our most versatile instrument, easy to transport and useful for the whole body of early keyboard music. The kit includes a standard harpsichord stand. Disposition: 2x8', 1x4' buff. Range: 56+1 notes: GG-d''' Transposable A392/A415/A440 without loss of d''' Dimensions: length 237cm; width 94 cm; depth of case 28cm Harpsichord Kit Options: Version 2, casework assembled Version 3, soundboard installed (with rose) Version 4, all woodwork completed (with rose) Optional 17th Century-style stand parts instead of standard harpsichord stand. Table/stand in version 2 (partially assembled) Traditional Flemish keyboards with bone naturals and oak sharps - please ask Traditional Flemish registers through the cheek - please ask Finishing & decoration materials - please ask The photograph shows the instrument with the optional table stand and stool (not included, but available as optional extras). For more details about this or any other kit from The Paris Workshop, please do not hesitate to contact us. Email: sales@earlymusicshop.com Tel: 01274 288100 SPECIFICATIONS Range 56+1 notes GG-d''', transposable A392/A415/A440 without loss of d''' Disposition 2x8´, 1x4´, buff stop levers in keywell (except for buff) Wood Case in lime Bentside in solid lime Oak wrestplank Bottom and lid in solid wood Swiss pine soundboard Keyboard Two reverse keyboards with ebony naturals, bone-slipped accidentals, pearwood arcades Action Traditional wooden jacks Assembly Braces either tongue and grooved, or dovetailed Stand Turned in oak, dismountable Music desk In oak Dimensions Length 216cm ~ Width 84cm ~ Depth of case 27cm Weight about 60kg Instructions Manual in English or French full size paper drawing Level of difficulty Some experience to Professional Standard version Version 2, case assembled Options Version 3, soundboard installed with decorative rose Version 4, all woodwork completed Table stand in version 2 Traditional Flemish keyboards with bone naturals and oak sharps Traditional Flemish registers through the cheek Finishing & decoration materials Specifications subject to change without notice

The TPW Hemsch French Double Harpsichord Kit by The Paris Workshop is supplied in kit form for home assembly. The TPW Hemsch French Double Harpsichord Kit - 63 notes: FF-g''', transposable A392/A415/A440 In the standard kit the case arrives already assembled with its wrestplank, liners, and bracing in place. The bridges and ribs must be glued to the soundboard after fitting to the case and thinning it. The soundboard and hitchpin rails have to be glued into the case. The remaining woodwork consists of gluing on the bottom, fitting the lid and assembling the music desk and the stand. After the decoration of the case exterior, your instrument is complete. The kit includes a standard harpsichord stand. Disposition: 2x8', 1x4' buff. Range: 63 notes: FF-g''' Transposition: A392/A415/A440 Dimensions: Length 237cm; Width 94 cm; Depth of case 28cm Harpsichord Kit Options: Version 2, casework assembled (wrest plank veneered and drilled) Version 3, soundboard installed (with rose) Version 4, all woodwork completed (with rose) Optional Louis XVI-style stand parts instead of standard harpsichord stand. For more details about this or any other kit from The Paris Workshop, please do not hesitate to contact us. Email: sales@earlymusicshop.com Tel: 01274 288100 SPECIFICATIONS Range 63 notes: FF-g''', transposable A392/A415/A440 Disposition 2x8´, 1x4´, buff stop levers in keywell Wood Case in lime Bentside in solid lime Oak wrestplank Bottom and lid in solid wood Swiss pine soundboard Keyboard Two reverse keyboards with ebony naturals, bone-slipped accidentals, pearwood arcades Action Traditional wooden jacks Assembly Braces either tongue and grooved, or dovetailed Stand Turned in beech, dismountable Music desk Traditional continuo desk Dimensions Length 237cm ~ Width 94cm ~ Depth of case 28cm Weight about 70kg Instructions Manual in English or French full size paper drawing Level of difficulty Experienced to Professional Standard version Version 2, case assembled Options Version 3, soundboard installed Version 4, all woodwork completed Louis XVI-style stand parts Specifications subject to change without notice