Johannes Player Spinet
date: label: date made
content: 1675 - 1699
name: label: maker
content: Player, John
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This harpsichord was made by Johannes (John) Player in London, England, around 1675-1699. It is bentside spinet with a compass of GG/BB - d3, and a disposition of 1 x 8’. This spinet has a spruce soundboard with ebony naturals and ivory accidentals. The nameboard is inscribed: "Johannes Player Fecit."
label: Description (Brief)
content: The inseparable case is made of stained wood and has a cover attached with three simple brass hinges. The separate trestle stand is made of made of wood with plain legs.
label: Description (Brief)
content: The spinet was a popular domestic keyboard instrument in England and America during the 18th century. A household that could not afford or did not have room for a full-sized harpsichord or organ, the spinet became the keyboard of choice.
label: Description (Brief)
content: There is an example of a Player spinet in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom: England, London
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Harpsichords
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Hugo Worch
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.299848
label: accession number
content: 61285
label: catalog number
content: 299848
objectType: label: Object Name
content: harpsichord
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood, oak (case material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood, spruce (soundboard material)
label: Physical Description
content: ivory (accidentals material)
label: Physical Description
content: quill (plectra material)
label: Measurements
content: instrument: 7 1/4 in x 58 3/4 in x 23 5/8 in; 18.415 cm x 149.225 cm x 60.0075 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: harpsichord: 7 in x 58 1/2 in x 23 in; 17.78 cm x 148.59 cm x 58.42 cm