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.

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 Paul McNulty , 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)