Archive for the ‘Harpsichords’ Category
Sunday, June 7th, 2009
The painted muselaar from my 'Labour of Love' post of
October 23, 2008 needed a table and stool. The client requested that we take inspiration for the design from the harpsichord stand pictured in this Flemish painting:
Plans were drawn up and the woodworker got to work
We then finished the stand with ...
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Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
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I have finally finished this project. It is a decorated muselaar, a similar instrument to a harpsichord. The outside is decorated with a vivacious painted marble, the soundboard is decorated with birds and fruits from the Flemish tradition, and the inside of the lid ...
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Friday, March 28th, 2008
Carlo V. Mori will be posting on my blog while I keep up with work commitments.
When decoration gets labour intensive, writing about it seems like stealing time from the final goal. So I asked Carlo to write for me while I am busy painting. He wants me to show these ...
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Thursday, September 13th, 2007
I am just back from Paris where I spent a week in the studio of the world renowned harpischord maker, Marc Ducornet.
Besides enjoying the atmosphere of Paris, I was painting a soundboard of an instrument called a 'muselaar'. To quote John W. McCoy's info on the web:
The Muselaar was a ...
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