[CAUT] selling harpsichords

Paul T Williams pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu
Wed May 6 06:13:55 PDT 2009


Hi List,

We have at least one harpsichord too many. Currently, we have 4,  3 of 
which we use occasionally...one of them being a Benn which we use for 
concerts and recitals, one being a Tyre which the organ professor says he 
uses, and a smaller one that fits nicely into the orchestra pit when 
needed once per year... none of them are used very often.  We also have a 
virginal and small clavichord that NEVER get used that I know of.  Our 
director and I had a meeting yesterday talking about some repairs that 
need to be done to the performance harpsichords and he wonders why we have 
all these others if they're not being used.  Unless our faculty insist on 
keeping all of them, I may sell 1 or 2 of these instruments.

Is there any market for such things?  I have no prior education on their 
worth or what new ones cost.

Can anyone give some advise?

Of course, if I sell them, we'll get 2 or 3 keyboard majors who need 
harpsichords ;>0

Thanks
Paul
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