Welcome to my website. It contains information about some of the clavichords I make, and other services I can provide: see CONTENTS below.

My book Clavichord Tuning and Maintenance is available from Keyword Press.

For the current position about ordering an instrument, click here. Please don't hesitate to write, telephone or e-mail me if you have any queries.

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• Clavichords
• Some clavichord players
• Biography
• Workshop and methods
• Over-wound strings for clavichords
• Clavichord tuning and maintenance tools
• Clavichord drawings for sale
• Other services
• Workshop news
• Essays on various subjects (including past Workshop news bulletins)
• Instrument research documents
• Links to some other relevant websites (including web-ring)

BIOGRAPHY

PETER BAVINGTON was born in 1941 and educated in London and Exeter. After working for many years as a Civil Servant, he decided in 1982 on a complete change of career and enrolled at the London College of Furniture (now London Metropolitan University), where he studied early keyboard instruments under Lewis Jones. In 1985 he obtained his Higher National Diploma in Musical Instrument Technology with distinction in every unit.

He then spent two years working with John Rawson before founding his own London workshop, making and restoring harpsichords, clavichords and fortepianos. In addition to individual musicians, his customers have included the Royal Academy of Music, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and the Hochschule der Künste Berlin. As well as making instruments, Peter undertakes historical and acoustic research, and is a regular participant in international organological conferences. He is a founder member and past Chairman of the British Clavichord Society.

Recently, Peter has focussed mainly on the clavichord; he believes that to produce a really responsive clavichord is the supreme challenge for a keyboard instrument maker.

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DRAWINGS

1. Clavichord by Christian Gotthelf Hoffmann, Ronneburgh, 1784, now in the Cobbe Collection, Hatchlands Park, England. This is the original of the Saxon clavichord which I offer. Price: £45.00 plus post and packing. In addition, a CD with various photos of the instrument is available, price £8.00 plus p. & p.
2. Clavichord by Lindholm & Söderström, Stockholm, 1806, now at Finchcocks. Price: £30.00 plus p. & p.

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