I make my clavichords and harpsichords in my workshop in an early 19th century family owned dairy farm in the village of Daverdisse, located in the Ardennes, in the southern part of Belgium. Needless to say, my instruments are totally handcrafted.
No kit. Nothing of the like.
Each instrument is made to order from wood grown, cut and air-dried in the Ardennes. This area is blessed with a splendid diversity of trees to include oak, beech, wild cherry, spruce, walnut, maple, elm, ash tree, lime, poplar, pine, pear wood, and more. This allows me to select the best wood for the appropriate purpose. For example, natural pear wood casework is exceptionally solid while maintaining a tasteful appearance and a very fine tone. For soundboards, I select quarter-sawn spruce from the French Jura Mountains or cypress from Southern France.
I often visit international collections of instruments to collect first hand data on original keyboard instruments. My workshop specializes in early instruments from the German and Franco-Flemish traditions.
Harpsichord for sale after Andreas Ruckers 1637
Clavecin d'après Andreas Ruckers 1637, construit en 2007 par Pierre Verbeek, étendue C/E-c3 (Do/Mi- do3), avec octave courte, 45 notes, 1 jeu de 8 pieds,1 jeu de 4 pieds, prix demandé : 7500.00 euros.
L'instrument est vendu par sa propriétaire actuelle. Contact : Madame Marie-Anne Viot-Deschepper, 19 rue de Rigenée, 1495 Tilly, Belgique, e-mail : ma.viot (at) gmail.com, T.+32 497 84 47 54. Le clavecin est visible dans l'atelier de Pierre Verbeek, 3 rue de Banet Sart, 6929 Daverdisse, Belgique, e-mail : pierre (at) verbeek.name, T. +32476484364.
L'instrument est vendu par sa propriétaire actuelle. Contact : Madame Marie-Anne Viot-Deschepper, 19 rue de Rigenée, 1495 Tilly, Belgique, e-mail : ma.viot (at) gmail.com, T.+32 497 84 47 54. Le clavecin est visible dans l'atelier de Pierre Verbeek, 3 rue de Banet Sart, 6929 Daverdisse, Belgique, e-mail : pierre (at) verbeek.name, T. +32476484364.
