Harpsichord Encores

James Bonn, Harpsichordist, University of Kentucky. found this info about Bonn on the internet: "My _Bad Joke_ shelf yields up a disc called "Harpsichord Encores" played by one James Bonn of the University of Kentucky. (A friend who once sojourned there tells me that for his recording the artist received a harpsichord.) The notes yield up the following: The harpsichord James Bonn plays is a Sabathil & Son model Bach II which offers the following disposition: lower manual 16' and 8' with a 16' lute (therbo) and 8' lute; upper manual nasal 8' and 4' with 8' lute; manual coupler by pedal; five pedals. The instruments' [sic] extraordinary length of ten feet (the longest built today) allows the maker to use unwrapped strings down the lowest note, which gives the 16' the strong, virile character that is so desirable. Especially remarkable is the wide range of sound color, the contrast between the individual stops. Despite this great diversity the individual registers have qualities that unite them in one harmonic ensemble: the sound is warm, very pure, long-sounding and generous. This instrument is a tribute to its maker. It proves that the sometimes heard rumor that a metallic sound is inherent in a metal frame instrument is but an ignorant myth. Indeed this instrument is more pure and "woody" than many wood frame harpsichords. "This instrument is a tribute to its maker." For further information on Sabathil, the reader is referred to Zuckermann's book, _The Modern harpsichord,_ October house, 1969. As DJWay used to say of other Germanic instruments, "The sound sustains so well you wish it would stop."