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Dulcitone |
| Description |
This 5-octave, 61-note, Dulcitone, invented, patented, and built by Thomas Machell and Sons, is a historic instrument, as it is the ancestor of the Rhodes piano and a close relative of the celesta, having been invented in the 1880s and produced through circa 1930.
From WIKIPEDIA: 'A dulcitone is a keyboard instrument in which sound is produced by a range of tuning forks, which vibrate when struck by felt-covered hammers activated by the keyboard. The instrument was designed and manufactured by Thomas Machell (and then Thomas Machell and Sons) of Glasgow during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. A significant feature of the dulcitone was its portability, a product of its lightweight and compact construction and the fact that the tuning forks (unlike, for instance, the strings of a piano) were not prone to going out of tune.'
With its original customer base largely being the missionary community, who needed portable keyboard instruments to bring with them, the Dulcitone has a solid, yet lightweight and compact construction. The tuning forks give off a sound very similar to a celesta, but rounder and sweeter, with less piercing harmonics. The tuning forks are acoustically coupled and thus amplified by a very resonant spruce soundboard that rests under the instrument. Because of this tight-grained, excellent soundboard, the Dulcitone is able to equal the volume of a standard celesta, which uses resonating tubes/chambers to amplify its sound.
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| Condition |
Good |
| Location |
France |
| Vat |
Not from a VAT-registered business. But VAT / duty may be due if importing from outside your trade bloc. |
| Quantity |
1 item is available from the owner |
| Options |
User manual : No |
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Service manual : No |
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First owner : No |
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Original boxes : No |
| Plug type |
Plug not required |
| Voltage type |
Power supply not needed |
| Status |
Item has been sold or not sold in a previous auction |
| Sale type |
The item is on the auction rooms |
| Ending on |
13/04/2013 |
| Category |
Keyboard |
| Serial number |
0125 |
| Sphere reference |
# 10645 |
| Statistics |
Created on : 25/03/2013 |
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Changed on : 07/04/2013 |
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Published on : 07/04/2013 |
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Displayed : 3396 time(s) by members and guests |
| Safety |
All electrical items sold in VEMIA are deemed to be trade sales. No warranty of electrical safety is given or implied. Many items are vintage and would not pass current electrical safety standards. It is the responsibility of the buyer to ensure that items are safe to use in their future environment - if necessary by using the services of a professional. |
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The following section gives you the prices as well as shipment and payment conditions associated with the item. Payment is always requested in GBP. Converted price is shown for information and converted with Sphere standard currency rate.
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| Start price |
1612 GBP |
| Converted price (1) |
1612 GBP |
| Shipment |
International or local shipment to pay |
| Packing costs |
0 GBP |
| Payment |
Full pre payment needed |
| Auction bid step |
20 GBP |
| Auction highest bid |
1632.92 GBP |
| Converted highest bid |
1632.92 GBP |
| Leader or winner |
jsanger |
| (1) Currency conversion |
Note that conversion rates were last adjusted on 5th October 2022 at 10:56 CET. They are there to give you a rough guide to the bid price in your currency. Please check for a more up-to-date conversion at http://www.x-rates.com/calculator.html. The bid price will be the actual price in pounds (GBP) at the moment the auction closes. This will be roughly converted to your currency for your information.
For technical reasons, we are unable to update the conversion from GBP to Euro during the auction, although it has changed by well over 10%. If you are in the euro zone please check the current rate at http://www.x-rates.com/calculator.html
Payments from UK and non-Euro currency regions must always be in GBP. Payments to and from Euro currency regions can be in Euros via our French bank.The applicable Euro amount will be the exact amount specified on your invoice or credit note. For more info please see the FAQ about exchange rates. |
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