The Village Girl (La Villageoise) by JP Rameau - Susan Adams, harpsichord.
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- Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024
- Susan plays this lively piece on our Hubbard French double-manual harpsichord. Evoking a village atmosphere, the graceful theme alternates with intricate sections which make the instrument sparkle.
Audio is by Chaianne Ellis at SoulTech Audio, video is by Clive Titmuss and video editing is by Susan Adams.
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Rameau is always breathtaking! Thank you for this rendition
Thank you for the kind words! There will be four more Rameau pieces coming, after I edit some lute pieces by Gaultier.
Thank you, Susan! Enjoyed it very much. I received my Hubbard double-manual kit just about 30 years ago, which I later donated to a local church. I am now building a vihuela de mano with inspiration from Clive!
I'm happy that you like the video...there will be four more pieces by Rameau after I edit some Gaultier lute pieces. That was a pretty nice donation for a church! Best of luck with your lutherie project. Clive is very inspiring, for sure.
Hi, Susan and Clive. Thank you for your video. Best wishes to you! ❤
Thank you so much; I love playing Rameau!
Is that music rack Hubbard-original, or "after-market"? :-) My earlier kit's rack doesn't fit inside with the lid closed, and I've long wanted to try designing one that does...
It's original equipment which we think was made by Nelson Woodworking in Cambridge. We're not sure it's still there but you could check. They also made the lovely keyboard.
@@EarlyMusicStudio1 Lucky you. I've got the earlier, aptly named "Kluge" keyboards. Well...I've lightened them greatly so they're less bad now...
@@qwaqwa1960 We undercut ours too, and we took a lot of trouble over felting the jackrail so that the contour matches the string band. That makes a big difference to the way the instrument feels.
@@EarlyMusicStudio1 Cool. But could you explain "the contour matches the string band."? thanks (I replaced the original thick felt on mine with layers of cloth...)
@@qwaqwa1960 Once the soundboard crowns, the string band is no longer in a flat plane. It's usually fine in the bass but you have to be more conscious of shimming in the treble because the jack rail is the only thing that limits the travel of the key and thus determines the key dip. This is how you shim your jack rail: Make a block of softwood 6.5 mm thick, and about the same width as a key top, and test each key in the upper half of the keyboard, to see that the key dip is correct. You’ll probably find that in the extreme treble the key dip is about right because the case is stiff, but from middle C up for two octaves it may need adjustment.
By testing carefully with the block you can determine the precise amount that you should adjust, by pressing the key down with the block on it until the top of the block is exactly even with the keys on either side. Any travel after that point should be absorbed with cloth, leather or wood.
Test all of the keys and come up with the correct contour for a shim. An easy way to make this is with blanketing material in a cloth bag. One, two or three layers or blanketing material should provide exact adjustment. Tack this bag at the edges making sure that the jacks do not hit a tack head, then test to make sure that the action is completely even, and that every jack works with the block.
You may have to adjust the stagger of the jacks. In some instruments this is done with an end screw adjustment, in some by planing wood from the bottom of the jack. In any case, all three plucks, 4-foot, main 8 and upper-manual 8 must occupy the upper third of the key travel.
Getting your harpsichord to work perfectly is never easy!