Fretted and Unfretted
Clavichords
We
have made a variety of fretted and unfretted clavichords. Please contact
us for specifications.
Large Fretted
Clavichord
Complete Instrument
Soundboard decoration
We received a commission from
Wesleyan University to make this large fretted clavichord scaled for
Werckmeister III tuning having soundboard decoration and a custom turned stand.
It is double strung in brass with a range of GG, AA-d'''. The case and
stand are of American Cherry.
The Upright
Clavichord
As shown at
BEMFE 1997
With full decoration
(click on either picture for full size version)
We
have built, what is in all likelihood, the only upright clavichord in existence.
The idea of having the soundboard of a clavichord right there "in your
face" was a fascinating concept to me, so I designed a clavichord to do
just that. This instrument was introduced at the 1997 Boston Early Music
Festival and Exhibition and was received with much enthusiasm.
"Of the new instruments I could not help being enthusiastic about the new
clavichord of Carl
Dudash! The
upright clavichord made a lot of sense. When I sat and played, I was
smothered in
sound......and too, it was made adjustable with those wonderful doors. Unlike
the upright
harpsichords which deafen you after a few minutes this instrument made you feel
like you were
out on Cape Cod surrounded in a bed of roses! I could easily have been
fooled into
thinking it was a copy of some forgotten instrument, but as far as I know it was
an original
concept very well executed! "
Matthew James Redsell
Continuo Magazine
GG/BB - d''', double
strung in brass wire. Case: American Cherry. Doors at bottom left
and right cover music storage compartments.
Since
its introduction at the 1997 BEMFE, the instrument has received full soundboard
paintings, a carved and gilt rose, and hand painted case decorations. It
is now in a private collection.