©2019 Carl Rennoldson BSc.
Welcome
to
my
website.
Here
you
will
find
details
of
some
of
the
instruments
that
I
make.
You
will
see
that
my
special
interest
is
the
period
of
harpsichord
building
from
the
early
16th
century
to
the
end
of
the
17th
century.
All
designs
are
based
on
museum
drawings
of
original
documented
instruments
with
some
minor
adjustments
to
compass
and
a
provision
for
transposition.
Great
care
is
taken
to
source
and
select
appropriate
materials
as
used
in
the
original
instrument
and
particular
attention
is
given
to
constructional
refinements
ensuring
an
even
touch
and
responsive action.
I
particularly
like
the
Italian
and
early
French
instruments
dating
prior
to
c
1700,
they
have
many
similarities
in
their
construction.
In
Italian
instruments
especially,
the
craftsmanship
&
detailed
casework
is
often
more
akin
to
wood sculpture.
You
will
also
see
details
of
the
German
style
clavichords
that
I
make
after
Hubert
and
Bohak
and
also
a
small
and
rare fretted Iberian clavichord.
The
Clavisimbalum
is
a
small
late
medieval
instrument
taken
from
the
famous
manuscript
in
the
Bibliothèque
Nationale,
Paris.
Drawn
by
Henri
Arnaut
de
Zwolle
c.
1440.
Arnaut's
instrument
provides
a
unique
sound
and
has
proved
a
success
in
early
music
ensemble
playing
in
Europe.