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Title
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Clavichord
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Alternative Title
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Tannenberg Clavichord
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Creator
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Tannenberg, David, 1728-1804
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Publisher
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Bethlehem Digital History Project
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Date
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1761
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Type
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Still image
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Format
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image/jpeg
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Description
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This is the oldest known clavichord made in America, as well as the oldest extant instrument made by David Tannenberg and the only one bearing his signature. Tannenberg built this clavichord while he was apprenticing with John Clemm. Tannenberg would later establish himself as an organ builder however this is a stringed keyboard instrument. A clavichord is a simple box that can sit on a table or rest in a stand with legs, as this one does. The sound is produced by striking the strings with a metal tangent attached directly to one end of the key.
Construction materials include cherry wood, walnut, and pine. From the collection of the Moravian Historical Society, Nazareth, Pennsylvania.
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Subject
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Clavichord
Clavichord--History--18th century
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Identifier
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MHS 0730
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Place
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Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
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Rights Holder
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Moravian Historical Society, Nazareth, Pennsylvania
Clavichord