The Dinamico, a harpsichord on behalf of Medicci to Bartolomeo Christofori, Jestetten 1986
The Dinamico, orgininal it should be called "Cembalo col piano e forte", is a new music instrument which has developped from the old harpsichord. The essential is its dynamic expression. Also Arno von Zwolle had some ideas to this in the 16th century.
The Dinamico tries to show a new world of sound: from the very lovely piano to the impressing forte. It associates the advantages of the piano with those of the harpsichord - dynamic and the variety of sound colours. It always has been a dream to give the expression of the clavichord to the harpsichord: more than 300 years ago the harpsichord maker Bartolomeo Christofori invented the hammer mechanic and so the piano. Originally he looked for a possibility to raise the harpsichord's dynamic. The setted goal has not been reached with the harpsichord, it's unchanged until today. But he invented a new mechanic: the hammer mechanic of the pianoforte.
We tried to continue where Christofori stopped - the dynamic arrangement of each tone of the harpsichord. The most important thing of the new developement, which is already applied for patent, is a little piece of brass which is held by a spring on the top of the jack. Through its mass inertia it takes care of the volume control of the tongue with the plectrum.
The one manual instrument from our workshop is from black stained ash with 2x 8’ (switchable with 2 pedals); the bridges are from walnut, the lid from Swiss spruce from high mountains and the keyboard is covered with turquoise marble from Luka and ebony. The compass is CC-c3, corresponding to the Broadwood pianos which was given to Beethoven in 1816 as present.
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