Download or read book Harpsichords and Clavichords written by Cynthia A. Hoover and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-10 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The harpsichord and the clavichord are the two most important types of stringed keyboard instruments used from the 15th through the 18th centuries. This booklet describes a few of the restored Smithsonian harpsichords and clavichords that are occasionally on exhibit in the Hall of Musical Instruments.