Weber harpsichord, 18th Century
Made in Dublin by Ferdinand Weber, a friend of Handel's. Handel had close associations with Dublin. "The Messiah" was first performed there. Weber's harpsichords are now rare. Two are in the National Museum in Dublin, one in the Brussels Conservatoire. (Rand Daily Mail, 6.3.65?)
1752, bought at Christie's,
beautiful hinges (Panorama, July 1958), Repaired by Michael Thomas
Information from
Boalch: 7 instruments listed:
a) harpsichord, 1746,
P.J. Watts, Maidenhead
b) harpsichord, 1751,
Brussels Museum
c) clavicytherium,
1764, National Museum of Ireland
d) harpsichord, 1768,
National Museum of Ireland
e) harpsichord, 1775,
Royal College of Music
f)
wing spinet, 1775, National
Museum of Ireland
g) clavicytherium,
privately owned in Ireland
