Karns family builds clavichord and harpsichord from local walnut
From Kits Dean Karns of Bever Avenue SE shows a clavichord built in 1965 and a harpsichord made in 1961 by his father Solon Karns. The cases use native walnut from Anita Iowa. Keys are pearwood. Harpsichord strings are plucked by a wood jack. Both instruments precede the piano. The harpsichord was used with Cedar Rapids Symphony and Karns belongs to the Coe College Baroque Chamber Ensemble.
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Dean Karns
Bever Avenue SE
Solon Karns
Karns
Anita
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Symphony
Coe College Baroque Chamber Ensemble
Want Harpsichord You Can Make One
Vermont farmer George Douglas buys an $85 harpsichord kit from Cuttyhunk Instruments and builds a guitar before tackling more complex instruments. Kits for harpsichords and organs range from 395 to 2850, with about 31365 harpsichords and 32000 organs already in homes. Hobbyists save money, while makers note high demand and limited finished instrument supply.
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New York
George Douglas
Vermont
North Falmouth
Mass
Struments
David Way
Zuckermann Harpsichords
Miss Fleischman
Frank Hubbard
Boston
Steinways
Waltham
French Tower Now Europe's Largest Art Vault
The Trocadero Tower in Paris hides behind a former bank near Place du Trocadero. A 240 foot high concrete storage for valuable art is guarded by elaborate electronic security. Sogegarde operates the facility with tight access, numbered contracts, and climate controlled rooms. The system includes surveillance across the building and a linked alert network with police. In 1970 Apollo 13 attempted a third moon landing.
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Paris
Europe
Sogegarde
Societe Generale
Garde
France
Society Generale
Nantes
Brittany
Sion
Trocadero Tower
Fort Knox
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Poul Jensen
N.Y. Times News Service
Douglas
Canada
Christofori
Florence
Johann Andreas Stein
Mozart
Martha Fleischman
Sarah Lawrence
Lawrence C. Erdmann
Frank Hubbard Harpsichords
Erdmann
Hubbard
Richard H. Dof
Schober Organ Corp
Michael Flanagan
Hoboken
N.J
Zuckermann
Metropolitan Opera
Ralph Rankin
Heathkit Electronics
Here
Benton Harbor
Mich
Eric Herz
Cambridge
Charles Burton
Lincoln
Neb
Carl Fudge
Winchester
Minalco Products Inc
Kensington
Andreas Freund
N.Y
Place du Trocadero
Raymond Poincare
Claude Lantheaume
Televi
Moon
Earth
12Th St. Marion
Eoples Furniture
First Avenue S.E
Cedar Rapids
FORD
St. SE
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