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Well, this is my harpsichord all completed and installed in my living room.
If you are interested it’s construction you can check out my blog:
http://lumberjocks.com/GaryK/blog/2642
As I showed in my last blog on it, I turned it into a player harpsichord by adding a PianoDisc unit from a digital
player piano. This allows me to play MIDI files to it through a computer.
Here is a video of it playing. It’s a period Bach piece.
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Here’s a medley of tunes that aren’t normally associated with the harpsichord
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-- Gary - Never pass up the opportunity to make a mistake look like you planned it that way - Tyler, TX
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85 comments so far
dennis mitchell
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#1 posted 1886 days ago
....and let me guess. You built it out of a 2X4 you found in the road. Gary that is just AWSOME!!!!
tenontim
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#2 posted 1886 days ago
Very impressive, Gary! You ARE quite the glutton for punishment. Excellent job. When are you going to build the wooden type writer?
-- Tim-- http://www.tmuli.com
Valerii
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#3 posted 1886 days ago
Gary this is a gorgeous project! I saw the video and I`m very impressed.
Bob #2
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#4 posted 1886 days ago
Gary, a man of many talents.
That’s way over my head but I can’t help but be fascinated with the operation and your execution.
I wonder why nobody ever designed a piano like that with a double decker sound board?
You gonna start a band now?
Bob
-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner
mrtrim
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#5 posted 1886 days ago
wow ! very nice gary ! i like the color as well . your just an amazing craftsman .
Russel
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#6 posted 1886 days ago
I gone through the blog of this a few times just to try and take it all in and it still boggles the mind to see it. The completed piece is fantastic. A definite example of craftsmanship.
-- Working at Woodworking http://www.VillageLaneFurniture.com
Thos. Angle
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#7 posted 1886 days ago
I am shaking my head in wonder and awe. Amazing!!! What’s next???
-- Thos. Angle, Jordan Valley, Oregon
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#8 posted 1886 days ago
Gary you are not only a master craftsman, but a true genuis !
Is the PianoDisc an item from a catalog or did you scrape something together ?
-- keeping myself entertained
teenagewoodworker
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#9 posted 1886 days ago
wow this is one of the most amazing things i have ever seen. you should be very, very, very….. proud of yourself. if there is a “construct and instrument” contest in the future i think you’ve already won. FANTASTIC JOB!
brunob
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#10 posted 1886 days ago
Electronics AND woodworking. I’m impressed.
-- Bruce from Central New York...now, if you'll pardon me, I have some sawdust to make.
TomFran
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#11 posted 1886 days ago
Amazing, Gary. Nice work and a great sounding instrument!
-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28
MsDebbieP
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#12 posted 1886 days ago
I just want to type ” !!!!!!”
words cannot possibly describe my reaction.
Awe-some and a beautiful sound.
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
Tim Pursell
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#13 posted 1886 days ago
Unbelievable. Impressive in so many ways. I think I like best that you did not give up…even after ten years.
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Scott Bryan
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#14 posted 1886 days ago
And I thought that you had been idle all this time. What I want to know is when did you have time to do this? After doing all the reviews/posts/projects that you have and playing with your bandsaw there simply isn’t enough time left over for a project like this. Have you managed to “engineer” a clone of yourself? :)
This is a wonderful project. And it is one I think that I (even though being “musically challenged” ) could learn to play. I am truly impressed. You are a man of many talents and abilities.
-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine
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#15 posted 1886 days ago
2nd batch of tunes were great. how about some beatles ?
-- keeping myself entertained
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