This was a build project about 2003-2004.



The basis assembly of the box complete. The framing inside and liners are glued in, like Northern harpsichord construction, once the case is glued together.




















My attempts to use the square cut nails supplied to fix the corners while glueing were not totally successful and I ended up using clamps as shown in the lid flap picture below. This puts dings in the wood which need filling. Hence the benefit of the painted finish!




























The lid flap assembly. The clamps use provide good compression and can cope with odd clamping angles as here:



















The case on its stand and the keyboard placed to see how it looks:





















Glueing in internal framing:























Details of case framing:




















Right hand case end. This shows wrestplank and the triangular compartment for tuning accessories:















Barring the soundboard and fixing the jackrail






























Fitting the bridge:































Glueing the bridge using the case bottom as a working surface:
























Soundboard and keyboard test fit:



















The keyboard mostly assembled:



























Keyboard and keyboard well end piece detail:



















There seems to be a break in the photographic record during stringing and setting up the action:

Liner woodwork at keyboard end in after the case painting was done:


Painted and close to finished: