Talk:History of the harpsichord

message: I've made this a satellite article of Harpsichord.  Since some of the Talk for that article is relevant here, I'm pasting it in below.  Opus33 16:11, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Startup

message: I'm moved this passage to the talk page:
:In most European languages, the word for "harpsichord" is some variation of clavicembalo (Latin clavis "key" + cymbalum, an instrument similar to the psaltery). This word is also occasionally used in English, sometimes in the form clavicymbal or clavisymbal.
If you look at cymbalum, you'll find it says that it is a folk instrument of Eastern Europe.  I have never seen it said anywhere that the harpsichord originates from the cymbalum, and I'd be very reluctant to put this in the Wikipedia without citing a reference source.
This edit, by Keenan Pepper, apparently derives from a wish to delete a former stub article on clavicembalo that merely defined what it is and redirected to harpsichord.  But my impression is that clavicembalo is virtually never used in English.  We don't normally provide a list of foreign synonyms (i.e. we don't include "pomme" in Apple or "uva" in Grape)), so it's not clear we should be discussing it at all.  
I would also suggest that any further editing on this point be preceded by consultation of reference sources.
Opus33 17:31, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Not derived from the cymbalum

message: I added a brief note on the harpsichord's recent use by session musicuan Larry Knetchel.  As Peter Isotalo said above, "It's always nice to have some connection to modern popular music." Since millions of people were introduced to the harpsichord by Knetchel's work, I would appreciate it if my reference to him were not vandalized again. Cranston Lamont 05:07, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Use in popular music 

message: I'm quite concerned with the edits that Cembalo has been putting in this article.  I judge that they are very much in violation of the policy posted at Wikipedia:NPOV, and also that since they are not including any reference sources, they violate Wikipedia:Verifiability.  Opus33 23:11, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Cembalo's edits

message: *Agree. --Kleinzach 02:25, 17 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Ha! I see it now: it was you Opus33, above! Still for virginal pics in the harpsi section? Isn't it like including Beethoven in the Bach article? Well, they all made sounds, didn't they? (Honestly, I don't feel that strongly about it, so don't mind me...). Nick Michael (talk) 22:12, 20 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Merger

message: This sentence (concerning the innovations of the Flemish harpsichord) is currently going back and forth (Anon deleted, Nick readded).  My take on the issue is this:  it's true that Anon gave no reason for removing it, so it looks like a "drive-by edit".  Yet, if I remember rightly, it was originally added as a drive-by edit -- no reference source.  The sentence worrries me because I don't recall seeing anything like this in the reference sources I've read (Hubbard, various Kottick).  And often the choice of plucking point is not a matter of national style, but actually defines the difference in tonal quality between the various stops on a single instrument.  So my current feeling is, yes, this sentence could go back in, but it should only go back in if it is supported by a good reference source.  I hope this seems reasonable. Opus33 (talk) 00:08, 21 April 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I just looked through Grant O'Brien to see if it came from that, but no luck. Agree with you Opus... Nick Michael (talk) 19:25, 21 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: "(also because the plucking point was further away from the nut)"

message: There was some discussion on this 7 years back, but the Clavicymbalum is not just another word for a hammered dulcimer, there is documentation of an early instrument resembling a psaltery to which keys/jacks/plectra, but no dampening mechanism, were added. I just made a short article on the instrument based on the French WP article: Clavicymbalum. Should this be mentioned somewhere in the article? MatthewVanitas (talk) 15:40, 8 December 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you.  I added a link.  Opus33 (talk) 03:06, 9 December 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Integrate [[Clavicymbalum]]?