Clavecin acoustique

Clavecin acoustique (Fr.), keyboard instr. invented by De Virbès of Paris in 1771 and performed upon before the Dauphine that year. It could imitate 14-18 orchestral instrs. but had no hammers, pipes, or pedal. See also: clavecin harmonieux et céleste (27, 204). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Boalch, Donald H. Makers of the Harpsichord and Clavichord. London, 1956. Wright, Rowland. Dictionnaire des instruments de musique. London, 1941.