Double Virginal, 1581, Antwerp, Flemish, Flemish, Pine, beech, poplar, mahogany, paint, gesso, metal, parchment, brass, Width: 71 3/4 in. (182.2 cm), Hans Ruckers the Elder (Flemish, Mechelen ca. 1545–1598 Antwerp), This double virginal is the earliest known instrument by Hans Ruckers, who founded a dynasty that dominated Flemish harpsichord building for a hundred years.Double virginals consist of a large instrument (called 'the mother'), with its keyboard placed off-center, and a small virginal ('the child'), tuned an octave above that of the large instrument and stored in the space next to its keyboard
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