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Goff Instruments - June 2021
The lawyer turned harpsichord maker, Thomas Goff who was faintly related to royalty, collaborated with the celebrated cabinet maker Joseph C Cobby on most of his output.
Historical Early Keyboard Recreations - April 2021
The great early music revival that began in the late 19th century and reached its zenith in this country in the 1950s saw the emergence of craftsmen interested in the accurate reproduction of historical instruments such as the harpsichord, virginal and wing spinet.
Historic Keyboard Instruments - July 2020
The square piano arrived in England at some point in the c1760’s and gave affluent society a first taste of an instrument that allowed variation in volume – the term piano forte means soft loud.