My first attempt at an instrument taught me that I can fit a whole Italian harpsichord in the dumpster.
My first finished instrument is this Flemish single manual harpsichord based on the 1640 Ruckers in the Yale collection
I later started a copy of a fortepiano after Walter from the Vienna Kunsthistorisches Museum. I brought this with me to work on when I learned from Rod Regier in Freeport, Maine.
French Double Manual Harpsichord after Taskin
Future Projects
While my shop right now is limited to harpsichords and mostly hand tool work, I hope to soon put my North Bennet Street School education to work on restoring these pianos of historic importance. The collection gives a through narrative of pianos across Europe of the early Romantic Era.
Breitkopf and Hartel Viennese action piano, 1840
Pleyel Piano, very similar to Chopin's, 1842
Broadwood Piano, ca. 1840's