Instrument Hire

Whether you’re planning a recording, a concert, or a workshop - I offer carefully maintained harpsichords, fortepianos, clavichords, and a continuo organ, complete with transport and tuning, making the process as smooth as possible. Pitch details are provided with each instrument, and I am happy to discuss the tuning of historical temperaments. My goal is that every encounter with one of these instruments leaves a lasting, positive impression for musicians and audiences alike.

Italian Single-Manual Harpsichord (after Carlo Grimaldi)

Maker: Mark Ransom & Claire Hammett
Availability: 2 instruments
Compass: GG – d³
Registration: 2 × 8′
Pitch: 415 Hz, 440 Hz, 466 Hz

A beautifully crafted single-manual harpsichord, ideal for both solo and ensemble performances, offering the clarity and warmth of the Italian tradition.

Italian Single-Manual Harpsichord (after Giovanni Natale Boccalari)

Maker: Mark Ransom & Oliver Saendig
Compass: C – c³
Registration: 2 × 8′
Pitch: 392 Hz, 415 Hz, 440 Hz

A finely voiced single-manual harpsichord in the Italian tradition, versatile for both chamber music and solo repertoire, with flexible pitch options.

Chamber Organ by Winold Van der Putten

Disposition: 1 x 8’, 1 x 4’, wooden pipes Compass: GG – d3 chromatic

Harpsichord, double manual, copy of anon. French, 1667

Boston Fine Arts Museum, 1985 by Malcolm Rose, Lewes

Disposition: 2 x 8’, 1 x 4’, buff; GG/AA/BB/C split sharps-short octave (octave brisée) then chromatic C#,D# to d3 Transposing: 415 – 440Hz

Fortepiano (after Walter 1790)

Disposition: FF – c4

This fortepiano by PaulMcNulty , after Anton Walter 1790, and previously owned by the renowned harpsichordist and conductor Trevor Pinnock is available for hire.

Fortepiano (after Graf, ca 1819)

Disposition: FF - f4

This fortepiano by PaulMcNulty , is owned by the Wigmore Hall and available for hire. Please contact me or Joe Duer directly (jduer [at] wigmore-hall.org.uk)