What are facts about the harpsichord?

Answer 1

Italian harpsichords are lightly constructed, Flemish harpsichords are more solid and are very decorative. Here is a good website http://www.music.iastate.edu/antiqua/harpsich.htm
harpsichords are completly made out of grass

Answer 2

harpsichord

stringed musical instrument played from a keyboard. Its strings, two or more to a note, are plucked by quills or jacks. The harpsichord originated in the 14th cent. and by the 16th cent. Venice was the center of its manufacture. At that time its prevailing shape was winglike, similar to that of a grand piano. The square harpsichord, often called spinet, became more common in the late 16th cent., when harpsichord making in the northern countries surpassed that of Italy. Perhaps the greatest craftsmen were the Ruckers family of Antwerp (late 16th—17th cent). Varying the touch in harpsichord playing does not alter the quality or volume of tone; to provide dynamic variety, octave couplers and various stops that change the tone were introduced. Contrast in volume and in tone color is made easier by the addition of a second keyboard, or manual, found on German harpsichords from the late 16th cent. and on Italian ones from c.1665. The instrument provided the basic support of virtually all the various combinations of instruments as chamber music and orchestral forms developed. In the 19th cent. the harpsichord, which required frequent tuning and replacement of quills, was superseded in general use by the piano. Since the mid-20th cent. however, the older instrument has had a revival in popularity.See F. T. Hubbard, Three Centuries of Harpsichord Making (1965); W. I. Zuckermann, The Modern Harpsichord (1969); L. Palmer,Harpsichord in America(1989).

from http://education.Yahoo.com/reference/encyclopedia/entry/harpsich , I don't own any of it.

Answer 3

-The red strings are the note C, and the blues strings are F.

-The harp looks solid - but is really hollow. It still weighs about 125 pounds.

-It has 7 pedals, which each click into 3 slots, to make each of the letters of the musical alphabet a flat, sharp, or natural - you set them to the key signature you need.

--The first harps were most likely hunting bows, which make an interesting sound if the string is plucked. Eventually the idea came about to put more than one string on the bow, and to remove its function as a weapon.

-The harp was made the symbol of Ireland, placed on its Great Seal, by Henry VIII, who was delighted by the Irish harpers who were retained by his court.

*the harp is a member of the string family along with violins, cellos and Guitars.

these are true facts and are also quite interesting!