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Zuckermann Five-foot Harpsichord (Z-Box) Zuckermann Clavichord III Hubbard Flemish Single W519 Hubbard Flemish Single W577 Hubbard French Double #365 Hubbard French Double #678 Zuckermann Flemish Double XVI (new) Back to Home2

 = Zuckermann Five-foot Harpsichord (Z-Box) =





Peekskill, NY    February 1971

Peekskill, NY     May 1971

Peekskill, NY      May 1971

Name Plate

Musashino-shi, Tokyo     1992



Keyboard and jack being replaced,  November 2007


Good-bye original jacks and register,  November 2007.


Rose installed, December 2007



Second stage of conversion finished,  December 2007



Wrestpins blacked,  December 2007


Soundboard painted around rose,
and capping strip installed along spine, January 2008.


November 2009

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= Zuckermann Clavichord III =



Sketch by Shintaro


Kichijoji-Kitamachi, Musashinoshi, Tokyo


Treble end of instrument



Soundboard view

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=Hubbard Flemish W519=


Construction started       October 9, 1993


August 11, 2005


Became playable     December 17, 2005


March 29, 2006


September 5, 2006


Ayaka Kosavisutte with her favorite camera.  Septenmber 11, 2010

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= Hubbard Flemish W577 =


Gluing spine liner    April 2006  


Framing finished      May 2006


Gluing 8-foot bridge         July 2006


For gluing boudin      September 2006


Soundboard installed      November 2006


Veneering case almost finished     November 2006


Before painting     January 2007


Before stringing      April 2007


Finished with balustre stand        July 2007
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= Hubbard French Double #365 =





Kichijoji-Minamicho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo      December 20, 1973


Inside view: bentside-cheek corner


Soundbard complete with 4-foot hitchpin rail, cutoff bar, rose and ribs


Preparing for soundboard installation


Aiko working


Case completed


Flower: Venus Looking Glass


Flowers: Gentian, Wild Carrot and Trillium


Field Daisy;  Around Rose-Violet, Wild Pink, Clover, Bellwort;  Monarch


Clover(pink); Bellflower; Clover(pink)


Field Daisy; Blazing Star; Chicory


Setting hitchpins


Soundboard after stringing--around rose


Soundboard after stringing--around bass end of 4-foot bridge


Wrestplank and jacks


Veneering lid and flap using contact cement: separate sheet technique


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= Hubbard French Double #678 =


Painting soundboard


















Became playable           September 1, 1991


Cherry band inlaid into lid and flap           June 12, 2009


Wooden jacks installed           November 5, 2009
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= Zuckermann Flemish Double XVI=


Just arrived.  February 20, 2008.


Inside of the case.  March 13, 2008.


Bentside veneered using caul and clamps.  April 22, 2008.


Soundboard rose.  August 29, 2008.


Four-foot bridge to be glued on.  December 4, 2008.


Boudin to be glued on.  December 26, 2008.


Soundboard installation.  December 27, 2008.


Soundboard as installed.  January 1, 2009.


Eight-foot hitchpin rail installation.  January 22, 2009.


Case finished plain.  February 10, 2009.


Lid and flap veneered.  March 9, 2009.


Lid and flap supported with prop stick.  March 26, 2009.


Line drawing of soundboard figures settled.  November 19, 2009.


Jack rail finished and case re-oiled.  November 19, 2009.


Arabesque stencilled and line drawings transferred.  June 16, 2010.


Soundboard and wrestplank painted.  July 14, 2010.


Inside of lid and flap stencilled.   August 19, 2010.



Whole view of soundboard and wrestplank.   August 25, 2010.


Details around rose: Trillium, Monarch and Chicory,
French Roses, Dogwood, and Tiger Lily.


Queen-Annes-lace, Copper, and Yellow swallowtail.


Texas Bluebonnet.


Bridge pin installation by "tapping method".  August 29, 2010


Stringing finished.   September 28, 2010.


Jacks installed.   October 15, 2010.


Instrument became playable.   October 29, 2010.


Instrument complete with trestle stand.   January 26, 2011.

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