Morse, Frances Clary · New York, the MacMillan Co. · leaf 276
did like of a little espinette and will have himfinish it for me ; for I had a mind to a small harpsichon, but thistakes up less room. 250 Furniture of the Olden Time •July 15, 1668. At noon is brought home the espinette Ibought the other day of Haward ; cost me 5p{^. Illustration 216 shows a… … lUus. 216. — Stephen Keene Spinet, about 1690. body of the spinet stands twenty-four inches fromthe floor. Its extreme length is fifty-six inches,and the keyboard of four and one-half octavesmeasures twenty-nine inches. There are but sixkeys left, but they are enough to show that thenaturals were…
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