clavichord

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A Clavinet looks like an electric keyboard, but it is an electro-mechanical string instrument originally developed for the performance of classical harpsichord and clavichord music.

From Salon • Nov. 12, 2022

Newsom expanded her own instrumentation to include the clavichord, harpsichord and Mellotron.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2015

The gifts included such European curiosities as mechanical clocks, religious objects, and a musical instrument: the clavichord.

From Slate • Sep. 11, 2015

Ms. Toth discussed the differences in touch and sound production on the harpsichord and clavichord from those of the piano, and amateur performers who attended were able to play a bit themselves.

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2015

Every year for two months Aureliano Segundo played his role of an exemplary husband and he organized parties with ice cream and cookies which the gay and lively schoolgirl enhanced with the clavichord.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez