I have been building clavichords and harpsichords since 1977.   Using traditional materials and methods, I am known for instruments of rich character and 'color,' and for attention to details of touch and reliability.   I work alone, which allows me to focus all my energy and passion on each instrument.

    It is very important, I believe, that I am a player myself.   All of my instruments receive a proper playing-in, and I expect them to satisfy my own demands as a player before I send them out into the world.

    I have built instruments for the Indiana University Early Music Institute, Reed College, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Brigham Young University, Southwest Oregon Community College, the University of Oregon, Willamette University, Central Washington University and Boston University.   My private clients value their privacy, and I respect it.   But I will be happy to refer serious inquiries to them for an independent view of my work, as well as of my timeliness and general business practices.

    In addition, two major Baroque orchestras, Boston Baroque, under the direction of Martin Pearlman, and the Portland Baroque Orchestra, under various musical directors including Ton Koopman and Monica Huggett, have used privately-owned instruments of mine as their primary ensemble harpsichords for over a decade.  Several of Boston Baroque's recent CD's, including at least two earning Grammy nominations, were recorded using my instrument.

    Ultimately the instruments must speak for themselves, and there is no substitute for experiencing them in person.  I always maintain a concert-ready instrument on which I perform, and I welcome visits to my home and shop.  In addition, since 1996 I have been regularly exhibiting my harpsichords and clavichords at the Berkeley Festival and Exhibition and the Boston Early Music Festival.  The instruments are available to play, and there are typically mini-recitals each day, including performances by harpsichordists who have recorded for Wildboar Recordings.  I am proud that at the 2001 Boston Festival, 1999 Bodky-award-winning harpsichordist Byron Schenkman gave the feature solo concert at Jordan Hall on my recent instrument after Vaudry.
   I will be showing three instruments at the 2005 Boston Festival June 15-18. Click here for details and a schedule of demonstration recitals.

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REPRESENTATIVE PRICES

    All of my instruments are built on an individual commission basis, and I do not have, strictly speaking, a fixed list of "models".  The prices below, however, are representative of some of the instruments I offer.  At the time of drawing up a written contract, I ask for a non-refundable good-faith deposit of $500, with a payment bringing the deposit to 50% at the time work commences; the remaining balance is due upon delivery. Prices are exclusive of crating and delivery charges. On the west coast of the US, instruments can be delivered for the cost of driving expenses. All others are expertly crated in Portland, Oregon, by Artworks Fine Arts Services and shipped by them via air freight.    

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Italian Harpsichord after Carlo Grimaldi, Messina, 1697. GG (No GG#) - d'''. Designed as a single-cased "false inner-outer" instrument. $15,000.

The "Grimaldi" harpsichord as a "true" "inner-outer," in which a delicate instrument resides in a sturdy, simply-decorated outer case. $17,000.

Italian Harpsichord after Giovanni Battista Giusti, Ferrara 1679. GG (no GG#)-d'''. Three registers: 8'x8'x4'. With separate outer case, $18,000; as "false inner-outer", $16,000.

A small "false inner-outer" Italian instrument especially suitable for ensemble work. C-d''', 8'x8' transposable. $11,000.

Two-manual French instrument after Vaudry, Paris 1681. GG/BB - d''' (with split key for Eb.) $25,000. (Add $3,000 for spiral-turned walnut stand).

Two-manual French instrument after Goujon/Swanen, c.1749/1784. FF - f'''. $25,000.

Small Single-Strung Italian Harpsichord, C/E 'broken-octave-c''', 47 notes, $6,000.

Pairwise-fretted clavichords (C-c''' or C-d''') $6,000.

Large pairwise-fretted clavichord after Manuel do Carmo, Porto 1796 (FF-f'''), or after Leipzig #21 (AA-f"'). $7,000.