I think it's very underrated. Don't get me wrong, I love the piano, but I do get the feeling that if you asked a regular joe they wouldn't know anything about this instrument and compared to the piano there is a woefully tiny pool of folks making music videos on harpsichords. Those who do are usually playing just classical music. Again, not hating, but here's what i mean - If I search youtube for "eagles hotel california piano" there are a lot of results, if I search "eagles hotel california harpsichord" there's ONE video. I did a search of "The Nightmare Begins" Vincent's theme from Final Fantasy 7 which in game sounds like it's being played on a harpsichord, and again, one person has played it on harpsichord while a plethora of folks have covered it on piano and guitar. It breaks my heart. Because this is a fantastic instrument with such a beautiful sound and yet most people don't seem to know it or care about it or find it intimidating.
Super interesting. The thing that gets me the most is the tech behind these instruments. A lot of wood, switches and levers. You really get a sense of the hand made quality-- it's quite a marvel of how it's all put together. Especially the double manual model with all its features.
@@lonelypotato520 it's called Honer Clavinet D6, the Electric Clavichord. Was an instrument used in the 60's and 70'. A keyboard with real strings and metallic hammers. The sound was amplified like an electric piano, with pickups. The sound was similar to the sound of a real a 1700's clavichord, but you can activate some rock, funky and blues effects.
Thanks for taking the time to educate us laymen with these beautiful instruments. The unique sound really is fun, and the mechanical wizardry in their construction is a testament to the musical engineers who originally invented and produced them.
Boston, 1967? That harpsichord is as old as I am, and made in my state! LOL Nice work. They are an underrated instrument in today's world. It's nice to see some people still playing them.
Such a beautiful instrument. Especially the double. When you have all the sets of strings switched on it just produces a full majestic sound. Makes me wish i'd stuck with Piano as a child so i'd at least get something to come out of one of these one day.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and instruments. I love these instruments and have been making plucked string keyboards myself for almost 50 yrs. Never tire of them.
I was always interested in exactly how these worked. I really love the idea of having a "stop" (just like organs and accordions have) as well as the two levers (also stops?) to change which strings are plucked. It's such an interesting instrument that sadly time has all but forgotten. Also I'm from Boston and I love the musical history of my area, so it's cool to learn about the various instrument makers of yesteryear; lots of Dowd surnames around here. A great post! Regards from Massachusetts!
FINALLY!!! Now I understand the mechanics. Thank you for this video. It shows that advances in technology occurred much earlier than we give credit for.
I was amazed when he first switched on the lute stop. What a heavenly sound it made. I love this instrument. My favourite is Couperin's Book of Harpsichord played by Olivier Baumont. Do listen to that.
I've always enjoyed the tone a harpsichord makes, but just this week decided to learn more about how it makes that sound. Great video! Very informative.
For years I had wondered why some "piano's had what I called a Gothic sound. Now I know they were Harpsichords! Thanks for taking the trouble to post this video. I want one, but first I must learn to play!
I've never seen a harpsichord before and I doubt I would ever learn how to play one, but for some reason, I found this video to be awesome in so many ways.
This has always been one of my favorite instruments. The sounds are incredible. Your explanation of the various workings of this instrument reveal your live for it. Well done.
many thanks for posting this. going to start harpsichord lessons and this is helping clear up my confusion in reading various books about the structure and function of the instrument
Thanks for taking the time to make the video, and explain the harpsichord. I could not figure out how a piano looking instrument was 'plucked' with a quill. I am taking a Music Appreciation class right now and it helps to be able to visualize the uncommon instruments used.
thanks so much :D k 380 is also one of my favorites I was so happy when you started playing it. Now I know a lot more about harpsichords! I'm gonna buy one someday.
Great video, thanks for sharing that. Started to get information overload when you moved onto the second harpsichord and the million different settings :D But very factual and well-presented, made it quite easy for someone like myself who knows almost next to nothing on the mechanics of how they work.
Thanks for sharing this video! We are using it for my first grade daughter's research project about the piano. We are studying predecessors of the instrument.
a harpsichord.... it has such a great feel... i mean the piano is a wonderful instrument by itself... but i think the harpsichord has such a unique sound.. wonderful video sir.
i've always loved the sound this instrument makes. i play bass guitar and acoustic guitar (don't really play electric because i'm more a rhythm guy than solo). i have always wanted a harpsichord, ever since i was a kid. just love the sound it makes and how full it sound when you harmonize on it. just really amazing/different sound. thanks for the video!
Very nice! I have been yearning for a harpsichord for over a year now. After seeing your very informative video I want one even more. I have 6 foot baby grand in my living room and my partner doesn't want me to get a harpsichord because he says there will be no room to seat guests when they come to visit. One problem we have is that we live in a 91 year old house, we don't leave any heat on during the night. I presume that wouldn't be too good for the soundboard...you are a wonderful performer!
I need a harpsichord.
do you have one now?
lmao
basil fawlty lmao this shit had me dead bro
Basil owns a bed a breakfast. Don't mention the war...
I want one
I've always liked the harpsicord. It needs to come back.
Just get an electric piano with harpsichord mode lol
@@jonathanparnell3175 YES BECAUSE THATS TOTALLY THE SAME THING! .s
I think it's very underrated. Don't get me wrong, I love the piano, but I do get the feeling that if you asked a regular joe they wouldn't know anything about this instrument and compared to the piano there is a woefully tiny pool of folks making music videos on harpsichords. Those who do are usually playing just classical music. Again, not hating, but here's what i mean - If I search youtube for "eagles hotel california piano" there are a lot of results, if I search "eagles hotel california harpsichord" there's ONE video. I did a search of "The Nightmare Begins" Vincent's theme from Final Fantasy 7 which in game sounds like it's being played on a harpsichord, and again, one person has played it on harpsichord while a plethora of folks have covered it on piano and guitar.
It breaks my heart. Because this is a fantastic instrument with such a beautiful sound and yet most people don't seem to know it or care about it or find it intimidating.
Super interesting. The thing that gets me the most is the tech behind these instruments. A lot of wood, switches and levers. You really get a sense of the hand made quality-- it's quite a marvel of how it's all put together. Especially the double manual model with all its features.
What an underrated instrument
Just like Bach's music at the time..
I think the doors might have used one on love me two times, or maybe just a keyboard with a harpsichord instrument
tooooooo much speaking tooooo less sound
Amen !!!
@@lonelypotato520 it's called Honer Clavinet D6, the Electric Clavichord. Was an instrument used in the 60's and 70'. A keyboard with real strings and metallic hammers. The sound was amplified like an electric piano, with pickups. The sound was similar to the sound of a real a 1700's clavichord, but you can activate some rock, funky and blues effects.
I love that metallic sound.
that's the most I ever learned about a harpsichord, it was a joy to hear it's variations. thank you.
Wow!! I never knew there were so many different ways to configure a harpsichord. Thanks so much for all the details!
Thanks for taking the time to educate us laymen with these beautiful instruments. The unique sound really is fun, and the mechanical wizardry in their construction is a testament to the musical engineers who originally invented and produced them.
Thank you.
For years I had heard the strings were plucked, but I never understood how it was done.
Thank you for this. I have always wondered how these beautiful sounding instruments made those sounds.
There is something so enchanting about the harpsichord .. it has a historical whine that , to me, portrays such elegance and class.. love it!
This is a nice instructional video. Thanks for posting it.
Not sure why anyone has given this video thumbs down, great intro to the instrument that I'm sharing with my elementary music students! Thank you!
I loved that muted sound
Bach then when they haven't got synthesizers.
What that a pun?
I just love the term "plastic jack". Should be a comic book character.
3:10, the piece is by Bach, Lament from the Capriccio on the Departure of his Favorite Brother. I have a video of the whole Lament here on youtube.
THANK YOU SO MUCH! I was just about to ask :))
Great video, very clear explanations! Thanks for making it.
9 years later still a great educational video. thank you for creating and sharing it.
Boston, 1967? That harpsichord is as old as I am, and made in my state! LOL
Nice work. They are an underrated instrument in today's world. It's nice to see some people still playing them.
When he was playing the eighths on the double keyboard, I kept thinking he was about to start playing Prelude No.1 in C Major.
Such a beautiful instrument. Especially the double. When you have all the sets of strings switched on it just produces a full majestic sound. Makes me wish i'd stuck with Piano as a child so i'd at least get something to come out of one of these one day.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and instruments. I love these instruments and have been making plucked string keyboards myself for almost 50 yrs. Never tire of them.
Thank you for sharing this, the video illuminates the workings of the harpsichord in a way that verbal descriptions cannot. Simple and elegant.
Awesome! Love the Lute effect!
This video is very instructive, thank you. The world of antique instruments is so fascinating!
This is a better explanation than I have found literally anywhere.
Lerch played the shit outta one of these back in the day.
Excellent. Video orientation. A sound so evocative demands clarity and nuance and contrast in performance .Also great questions.Thanks so much.
such a fresh sound
I wasn't sure about the exact mechanics at first but this video gave a great demonstration.
Thank you so much, this has been really helpful :D
This is AMAZING! Thank you!
Thank you for taking the time to show us this.
Wow, very helpful! I was curious about harpsichords and how they work and your video was spot on! Thanks for making and posting this video!
This is by far the best demonstration of the harpsichord I've seen! Thanks for posting!
the way jacks and stops works is so cool to me :) i find the harpsichord to have a very peaceful but haunting sound
I was always interested in exactly how these worked. I really love the idea of having a "stop" (just like organs and accordions have) as well as the two levers (also stops?) to change which strings are plucked. It's such an interesting instrument that sadly time has all but forgotten.
Also I'm from Boston and I love the musical history of my area, so it's cool to learn about the various instrument makers of yesteryear; lots of Dowd surnames around here. A great post! Regards from Massachusetts!
FINALLY!!! Now I understand the mechanics. Thank you for this video. It shows that advances in technology occurred much earlier than we give credit for.
What a wonderful intro to the workings of a harpsichord. Beautifully done... thank you.
This was an amazing lesson and demonstration. Thank you for the enlightenment! These are beautiful sounding instruments.
I always loved the mellow sound of this beautiful instrument...
I was amazed when he first switched on the lute stop. What a heavenly sound it made. I love this instrument. My favourite is Couperin's Book of Harpsichord played by Olivier Baumont. Do listen to that.
I've always enjoyed the tone a harpsichord makes, but just this week decided to learn more about how it makes that sound. Great video! Very informative.
Even though it's a 12 years old video, it's very good 👍
Never learned that much in 10 minutes.
Thank you. Yeah, 12 year old videos seem ANCIENT now! :)
Thank you very much for showing the working mechanism of the harpsichord + the different stops etc.
For years I had wondered why some "piano's had what I called a Gothic sound. Now I know they were Harpsichords!
Thanks for taking the trouble to post this video.
I want one, but first I must learn to play!
What a fantastic instrument! Thanks for the excellent explanation!
great video
I just learned more about the harpsichord than in all of my previous 68 years. Many thanks,
And now I understand why they sound so amazing. Thanks!
that's an intense number of different settings. really interesting. thank you for posting.
Thank you! Super interesting and unique no one makes harpsichord overviews, I love harpsichords
I always wanted to know how harpsichords worked. I never knew they could be so intricate!
My students will love this. Thank you!
Nice demo, Christo! Love those close-up shots of the jacks. And the sound of that Dowd Italian---wow!!
I've never seen a harpsichord before and I doubt I would ever learn how to play one, but for some reason, I found this video to be awesome in so many ways.
Thank you, Elaine. No one else had yet put up one of these demo videos and so many were asking about the difference between a harpsichord and a piano.
This has always been one of my favorite instruments. The sounds are incredible. Your explanation of the various workings of this instrument reveal your live for it. Well done.
many thanks for posting this. going to start harpsichord lessons and this is helping clear up my confusion in reading various books about the structure and function of the instrument
Thank you so much for introducing the harpsichords!
Very informative. Always have loved how the harpsichord sounds...now I better understand why
I want one now.
Thanks for taking the time to make the video, and explain the harpsichord. I could not figure out how a piano looking instrument was 'plucked' with a quill.
I am taking a Music Appreciation class right now and it helps to be able to visualize the uncommon instruments used.
wow, thanks for sharing that. the one with two tones sounds so rich i'm impressed by it.
This tutorial was truly facinating! I have always wanted to know how they work being a pianist! Thank you very much!
This was really quite fascinating! Thank you.
clear as a bell information..I learned more in your video than hours of reading....
and entertaining too!
thanks
I love the Harpsichord by the way and this guy rocks at playing and teaching it
Today I learned how a harpsichord works, thanks to you!
I've always been wondering what a harpsichord is, cause a love the sound it makes.
Now I know how it works!
Thanks for the very informative flick.
Looking again and learning again...EXCELLENT video demo video...
Thanks again
thanks so much :D k 380 is also one of my favorites I was so happy when you started playing it. Now I know a lot more about harpsichords! I'm gonna buy one someday.
Thanks for posting! I’m really into harpsichords! I love you to the moon and back!!!! You should come out with some merchandise.
I am saving for one! I have loved the harpsichord since early childhood and now I'm buying one to have in my living room! : )
I'm getting ready to convert my Zuckermann from leather to plastic plectrum and change all the strings. Your 101 video was very inspirational! Thanks!
Thanks for posting this!
Buff stop. I always need buff stop. Thanks to the gods for including such in your vid. Very informative!
Alright. Thank you for the beautiful instruments music and video with great explanations.God bless you for this excellent video.
i love the harpsichord, they play so nicely with a violin
Absolutely amazing. Really loved this video. Happy you made this video and posted it.
Thanks, I enjoyed this video! I knew harpsichord strings were plucked but I had no idea how complex an instrument they were.
Great video, thanks for sharing that. Started to get information overload when you moved onto the second harpsichord and the million different settings :D But very factual and well-presented, made it quite easy for someone like myself who knows almost next to nothing on the mechanics of how they work.
Pretty nice to know about this beautifull instrument! Nice Bach's ave maria at the end
Fascinating! Thanks so much for the demonstration!
Thanks for sharing this video! We are using it for my first grade daughter's research project about the piano. We are studying predecessors of the instrument.
Man that's an incredible instrument. I had no idea how it functioned.
Dude this guy is amazing at playing the Harpsichord
Very nice video! I love harpsichords more than pianos. They just are very underrated instruments and still sound phenomenal today!!
Hey,
Thanks for sharing this information. This answered a lot of my questions about harpsichords.
I have always loved the harpsichord but didn't know how it worked. great video
Outstanding sound,,,the people who designed and built these instruments were true artists
Thanks...this is really informative. What a beautiful classic instrument
a harpsichord.... it has such a great feel... i mean the piano is a wonderful instrument by itself... but i think the harpsichord has such a unique sound.. wonderful video sir.
7:17 Thanks a lot for the video, and especially for introducing me to some new pieces.
i've always loved the sound this instrument makes. i play bass guitar and acoustic guitar (don't really play electric because i'm more a rhythm guy than solo). i have always wanted a harpsichord, ever since i was a kid. just love the sound it makes and how full it sound when you harmonize on it. just really amazing/different sound.
thanks for the video!
Very nice! I have been yearning for a harpsichord for over a year now. After seeing your very informative video I want one even more. I have 6 foot baby grand in my living room and my partner doesn't want me to get a harpsichord because he says there will be no room to seat guests when they come to visit. One problem we have is that we live in a 91 year old house, we don't leave any heat on during the night. I presume that wouldn't be too good for the soundboard...you are a wonderful performer!
thank you,that is a good presentation, it's right what I was looking for
Great video. I was always curious how the plucking action of a harpsichord worked. Now I know. Thanks
Thanks for that, it was really interesting and just informative enough so it wasn't boring!
This is a brilliant, brilliant video. Very informative and is helping me alot with course work! Thank you.