1637 Zenti bentside spinet replica. L. Couperin dances

This replica of Girolamo Zenti s 1637 bentside spinet was made by Seattle instrument maker Jack Peters in 1999. About the instrument: Case: Alaskan Cedar (the Zenti original was Cypress) Natural keytops: Olive Outer case lid painting: Ben Farnsworth (19672016) Jacks: Bailey (plastic, with delrin plectra) Keys: 45, with short octave in bass Pitch: 415 (currently) Strings: brass Maker of replica: Jack Peters, Seattle, WA Year of replica: 1999 Current home of the original: Brussels, Belgium Place of origin of replica: Seattle, WA, USA Here I am playing the instrument outside of its caseyou see the spinet in its outer case at the beginning of the video, under the title. (Other videos will show me playing the instrument inside its case. ) Here I play three movements from harpsichord Suite IX by Louis Couperin (16261661), uncle of the more renowned François Couper