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A 21st Century Clavichord:

Exploring Clavichords as Precedent Studies for the Design of a Modern Portable Keyboard Instrument

Project and Site Abstract

For my senior capstone project I am designing and building a modern, portable keyboard using the clavichord as a precedent. This site will document my progress and will be updated periodically. My initial prototypes and research is outlined in SECTION A. In progress documentation of the design and build of my final prototype is in SECTION B. SECTION C will be a conclusion and more finalized compilation of SECTION B.

SECTION A – Research

  1. Background Research
  2. Initial Action Models
    • Clavichord
    • Virginal
  3. Octave Replica
    • Background

SECTION B – Design & Build

  1. Initial Design
  2. The Keyboard
  3. Combining the Models

SECTION C – Conclusion