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double virginal
musical instrument
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construction by Ruckers
- In Hans Ruckers, the Elder
…earliest known instrument is a double virginal (a rectangular harpsichord with two independent keyboards, set side by side, and two independent sets of strings) dated 1581, now in New York City; his latest extant instrument is dated 1620. Ruckers’ sons Hans the Younger (also known as Jean) and Andreas were…
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