I could never in a million years think my way through something like this.

@adamcolbertmusic

Жыл бұрын

Ohhhhhh, I bet after a hundred thousand years you'd be surprised!!!! 😜

@DJWhisler

6 ай бұрын

Idk why but im trying to make one. Defined without all the fancy details!

You know, for a "toy," that actually sounds beautiful!

Douglas -- out of the many hundreds (thousands?) of videos of construction projects that I've watched on KZread over the years, that was one of the most impressive and lucid ones that I've seen. And the results of your work are truly impressive. Well done!

Wow! I just found your channel and I can't give you enough likes! I come from a musical family and am a violinist. My father was a musician and owned a music store for 35 years. Every summer, my dad's workroom was filled with stringed instruments from all of our county's schools. I loved to just stand in the doorway and smell the wood and rosin as my dad cleaned each instrument and replaced bridges and strings. I miss that and I miss him, dearly. However, I recently went to his store (now a curio shop), and I swear I could smell the rosin, LOL! Dad would have loved your channel and I know that I will have him in mind as I watch more of your videos. I can't wait to see the other instruments that you've made. SUBSCRIBED!

@douglasnadel1028

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your wonderful comment!

It has the quality, timbre, intensity, and the sweetness of a soprano voice when it plays.

Mozart would say “Not enough notes.” Seriously that was very impressive.

A fascinating video. You are truly a wood working & musical genius!

FROM one, lover of the harpsichord from down under. Thank You

I don’t think anything could’ve prepared me for how beautifully that turned out in the end. Tremendous work!

Is it just me or is this the cutest harpsichord ever

I realized at the end that I had my mouth open for almost the entirety of the video. Simply jaw-dropping!

One of the most amazing things i have ever seen.

You are truly gifted.

@michaelg9344

5 ай бұрын

I mean I hope the next generation if any, will pass on all these skills.

Amazing work! I think besides the absolutely fantastic craftsmanship, that's most adorable a harspichord can get

This is some absolutely fantastic craftsmanship

Delightfully satisfying to enjoy the process and pick up some ideas for future projects, your sharing this video is most appreciated Douglas!

Have built many instruments like this over the last 60 years and still do. Great work you have done on this. Thanks for sharing.

@TaiganTundra

Жыл бұрын

I'm thinking of getting into building minikeyboards, I suppose the easiest thing to start with would be a clavichord?

@fnersch3367

Жыл бұрын

@@TaiganTundra Yep.

Beautiful, just beautiful! Thank You for your great skill and patience, making the World even more wonderful.

Delightful and exciting. Thank you for sharing this with us.

One could say you're skilled !! Just amazing !!

absolutely incredible

So beautiful! I’m obsessed with it 😍

This awesome in so many ways! Recently discovering the harmonium as an instrument makes this even more attractive to me!

Inspirational! Thanks for sharing your talent!!

One of the coolest things I've ever seen!

Actually called 'ottavino' because it's tuned an octave higher usual.

@nialltracey2599

2 жыл бұрын

To expand on that and explain why, the -ino ending in Italian is a "diminutive", ie. it "shrinks" the thing it comes after. A sopranino recorder is smaller and higher than a soprano. "Ottavino" is also another name for the piccolo flute, so called because it plays a whole octave up from the written music. Anyone playing on an ottavino harpischord would likely be playing tunes notated for an instrument pitched an octave or two down, hence the name.

Impressive work and a beautiful result!

Truly mesmerizing!

What a lovely quiet sound!

Absolutely fantastic. Now I want to buy one. Well done and good presentation. Thank you.

@douglasnadel1028

4 жыл бұрын

Contact me at dnadel@dh.org

This is amazing craftmanshift Douglas !

Amazing work all around from the planning to the execution, fantastic work doug

Outstanding in all ways!!

Wow! Your instrument sounds so beautiful and clean!

That is absolutely beautiful, way to go

Wow, just wonderful. Great work man.

Wow! The sound of the instrument is so pretty

Your work is amazing!

Bravo, Douglas! Keep up the great work! I think it'd be a lot of fun to build a harpsichord, but my mind addles at the thought of just how long it would take. And, I can't even quantify the amount of tenacity required either. Kudos for a job well done!

Wow man, this is looking very nice, the attention to detail in decorating it also is top notch!

what a gorgeous instrument. beautifully built, and sounds fantastic. Well done.

What a beauty!!

Stunning, ingenious work!

My gosh its beautiful

Incredible stuff! And what a lovely sound.

Beautiful little instrument!

My God! You are so talented!!!!

So beautiful. You are certainly an artist.

Yay!!! Great work! .....and not bad-sounding for something with no bass at all. A little jewel.

Maaaan. That is so impressive!!!

Fantastic! Congratulations, and thanks for posting this video.

Beautiful instrument! Thank you for sharing your process. I am a professional harpsichord and clavichord technician and appreciate all the details you put into this video.

This is awesome! Very nice!

Wow, beautiful

Wow your work is beautiful. This was really helpful thank you

Unbelievable work.This inspired me as I love the harpsichord type sound but then I realised this project would be far beyond my skillset lol

That is really cool.

That’s amazing and beautiful toy😊 Thank you

it sounds so gooood!!!

Wow, amazing work!

Youre super gifted, thanks for vid!

man that was GREAT !

Amazing exquisite thing from wood.

Beautiful!

awesome project, and great workmanship!

That was awesome!

I'm just in awe. This is an assault on the senses, beautiful and it sounds fantastic. Excellent, excellent work!

How charming...

loved the touch of humour with the kit kats 😂😂😂

Wooo I'd wanna buy it. I wish you make more!

Beautiful work

Amazing!

amazing work

Waw.. magnifique, bravo !

Amazing!!

The details and overall build of this harpsichord is insane....this is awesome

👍....was happy to get to hear it......

Excellent work - really impressive thank you for uploading this

Wow awesome

Excellent work!

Wow... Knowledge skill patience determinarion you have. It and something more ..God bless you for this video ...

beautiful we need more people bring things like this back very wonderful

@gustavgnoettgen

4 жыл бұрын

That future researcher said about technology that old stuff gets exchanged for new stuff, and used electronic pianos as an example. Because the sound would be good enough! That's nonsense, I get goosebumps when I hear a real piano from time to time. The real deal should better never die out, instead we need to explore more mechanical instruments and solutions.

@lawabidingcitizen5153

4 жыл бұрын

@@gustavgnoettgen On a good electronic piano, the sound is good enough, it's just lacking in terms of feel and they lack the uniqueness of the sound from one build to the other

@gustavgnoettgen

4 жыл бұрын

@@lawabidingcitizen5153 not good enough for me

@lawabidingcitizen5153

4 жыл бұрын

@@gustavgnoettgen In the end it's up to the player, personally sound wise, either is good enough, but the acoustic piano has a special feel for me. I'd still probably prefer having an electronic one mainly because of its synth sound options for more Rock/Metal oriented playing

@tedeumlaudamus9517

4 жыл бұрын

@@gustavgnoettgen Agreed 100%

What a magical little instrument! It makes me think a little of a music box, which, seeing that it is a box that makes music, I guess that's an appropriate term haha... Anyway, beautiful work.

Super impressed - do you build clavichords as well?

This is a mini harpsichord at 4' which sounds from E4 to F6; you should make an octave lower version, a 8' instrument which will sound from E3 to F5!!!! Great one!!!!

Awesome!

Not going to lie I’m green with envy I am legitimately jealous. I wish I could do this. DAMN ID LOVE TO MAKE ONE OF THESE

@douglasnadel1028

5 ай бұрын

Start with a simpler project and work up to it!

that was really funny with the kit-kat ebony, well done on the beautiful build

@douglasnadel1028

4 жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks. I do get hungry in the workshop sometimes...

I don't know why, but I am trying to make one myself. This video just shows me the intensity of how perfect everything needs to be. Thank you, by the way, no other video on KZread goes through the detail need to create one! Good luck to me... haa

@douglasnadel1028

3 ай бұрын

Hey check out my video of building an Ottavino Spinet, I have a construction manual available for it. douglasnadel@gmail.com

That is AMAZING! Do you sell your creations?

@douglasnadel1028

4 жыл бұрын

Contact me at dnadel@dh.org

You're really cool dude.

Thanks. Very nice.

This instrument is more like a mini Clavichord. I kinda want to design a Clavichord that can be 3D printed. This way, I can take a keyboard instrument anywhere and it can fit on my lap just barely. It won’t have 88 keys, but more like half of what a Piano has. Clavichords in real life don’t have 88 keys, either. It probably won’t sound good but it will be a 3D printed version and has rubber bands as strings.

Beautifully done - but all that work for a two-octave keyboard! Thanks for the inspirational video.

I’d love to buy one of these.

@douglasnadel1028

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I sold this recently to someone in Japan. I might build another Ottavino, this time a Spinet. Subscribe and stay tuned!

Incredible stuff, Doug & apprentice! That sound-hole looks Celtic. Both cultures must have had access to the same "inspiration" (closed eye mushroom visuals?)!

lovely project and presentation. I would love to have a little ottavino

@douglasnadel1028

2 ай бұрын

One of my Ottavino Spinets is still available, see video linked above, email me if you're interested douglasnadel@gmail.com

That was truly amazing! Thanks for sharing your work!!!

This videos is soooooo goood!!!

Lovely 😊