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worked. And there
books on harpsiehe ao T decd .
to write a little book; Very sun
and nothing verytechnical."
The book Jan Albania wrote
titled, "Wood, Wire and Quill''.
reco sized the need for such a wo
as he•says, af,er an eclip nearly twor hundred years the
harpsichord h stet irned�tobecome
a favored instrument :in, musical
performances, ranging - from
baroque suites to inoderii: jazz,
Albarda points out that people own
harpsichords today who a decade
ago had scarcely heard of the in-
strument. In the book he gives- the
history of the harpsichord from. its
earliest ' forms to its present-day
reconstruction and innovations. It
not only a history of an instrument, f
but a description and evaluation
one of the most important periods i
western Music. •
Labor is the big thing in buildin
harpsichords. The. materials, -now
are not a difficulty. Albarda say
r even getting the kind of wood ,..he
=rc
exits.
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°.tassels ar
suggest•s+
add ihe>a..
:'fllRis
populari
ish cd
brotight
%re. .to, be uontenivorarae.. nhis fulf li. l task of-.pr�,� • .
.A' ns b• .f.
es gr s nt die ,has an intrinsic and.sag Many of these *. n�..,r. a is _i ;.
desire for tnnova-.z
zd says, he is dor >,n
ple things with h�;
shortcomiiiga of
is that'. you can't ni
He you strike a- key
ork get the same tone
pse technique or me
cl . and
sichord can have airaccent the same
as the, piano - loud and soft.
Albarda- explains: "I made a jack
for the harpsichord which reacts to
the touch on the key and as: far as°I
know, this is the first tmne this
feature has been invented." lie is `
planning on getting the technique
patented. _ .
After making 99 different in=
striuments, Jan . art is;proud of
them ,
oe�
s
is any pla in which they have
found homes. He made acne that;: ash;
of
'n fourofeet, six .inches long, whic
Toronto. is in ''A ska rine i
Newfoundland. in fMet' ,#
g from coast to coast and
, to the United States. One
s' Europe, -,on" a ''mountain in
zergtd.
t iicbatrda:;
coi�nriwn
"One
with �rerypOOr tone.'
of ' thereasrnis wh3
4 „.
piano:..
He, , say. s , the twp • instrument
think of a h
aS a prunitive
belong to differentia mikes ands eaac
requires its, own .technique of
playing.
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Jan Albarda's l
sic ord�% isv not , I
e
t
�
eioh
sichord w
to
fairly' .' IUL... .�.., "�:�wv :. 't take them with you.
on draperies.Likewise p tii :i,.,.... . �,'can't
-rea�rr-aoge thenen:
ing, pillow sham.. Neck)/ s or::. ,
$ .: a even. area rugs. ' They are sornetii nes expen-
sive.
With' your glue ice, you ifur t$ive �'
Y
iie.
Cher emend your horizons with .,
quick -Set additions to tamp
shades, ., :,teture fra yes and gphttl
stered: ,
.es,'to rattle a '-
. .
,alone can give
dated furnishings anted,
r.. -plug.fm that Machinti, :-
r' glue gun and have a
• wants is not a pro
doesn't play that in
when you have a
price of $4,090. 'Ihe
labor."
But when
�.. instruments'..
F-' out what mat
"At the ti ie
harpsichordtt
States and,
saying t
psichords an
to knoww
used," he
"I got .a vi
of .thea
much for our, e�
knew the
sichor.
the sound,
cellent , .n / Zy
e�+�ylWyryWj�%�yi!�ir�y wAr�y4
interest ! •
Joan Al
.pe has many hath
e. very good o' hat
he
courase thi
Canada its.
eive: .: -there: are„ fel
Europe
e onittwo
.
e tFmted
Vim- lea
r tO make
f,muohi e
lIs ibe
r
'i�t
iAlbarda s
dertailv
cot
,ord��
pd.a
r
We are eensi
to built-ins :hi our ho
r
and +torage- mjy
t,„:11,14 6000
because n
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The expense issue” is 'obviously
important- to you but it is; . also
complex to assess. Furniture can
be every bit as expensive as ulit
ins.:' Much depends on how long
you intend to 'live fti your horn,*.
eneraily� if you think yoga °will
move soon, built ills are probably
not worth the hassle and 'expense
for :the uncertain amount :- they
,May add to the value of., your
home.
u the other hand, if you intend
put awhile, built-ins might
o money in alternative
and maintenance, not
trgibie benefits like
in your quality of
there have ben
tions about the
T„dost widely held.
that the harp.
roomier of ,the
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