Fogliano 1

[@colinbooth2421]

@colinbooth2421 0 seconds ago Here's information about the instrument: OTTAVINO I get so many enquiries about this instrument, that I’m offering this information sheet. I hope that this answers your queries! Q. Can you sell me one? A. Sorry - I no longer make instruments. I made eight of them, but sold them all, keeping one back for myself. I have put you on the list of enquirers. I have tried to get another craftsperson to make them to my design, but so far, with no success. All my ottavinos sold for around £5,000. Q. Do you know where I could buy one? A. Sorry - no. Q. Do you have plans which I could use? A. No. You can buy plans of the original 17thC instrument from which I worked, from Marc Vogel, Jestetten, Germany. But my design made some changes. Q. How does it work? A. Just like a normal spinet, but much smaller, since it is pitched an octave higher. The action is a conventional one, using historical, simple jacks and plectra. Q. Does it have dampers? A. Only in the bass. The original has no dampers at all. Q. What wood is your instrument made of? A. Cedar of Lebanon, with a Spruce soundboard. The rose is made and sold by Marc Vogel. The keyboard is topped with Boxwood, with Ebony sharps. History: The ottavino seems to have been very common in Italy, in the 17th and 18th centuries. Although it works beautifully as a solo instrument, Dr. Burney, writing about his European tour towards the end of the 18th century, mentions that the Italians used it more commonly than most other types of harpsichord or spinet, mostly for accompanying the voice.

[@kkngd391]

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[@Micro-Moo]

Thank you for giving us the name of this thing, it helped to understand what it is considerably.

[@Артемида-п7я]

Благодарю❤

[@caesarsneezer6992]

I have a question you didn't include How many angels dancing on a pin does it take before this music elevates you to heavenly delight?

[@colinbooth2421]

@@caesarsneezer6992 Very nice. I take it you are enjoying the very small size of the instrument! thanks.

[@arjenbij]

Great! Looking for a first keyboard instrument type to build that doesn't require the largest of investments. This seems perfect!

[@colinbooth2421]

They are wonderful - but tricky to get to play well. Enjoy!

[@ankavoskuilen1725]

Wow, a bonsai harpsichord! I like the sound!

[@malicant123]

These are charming little instruments.

[@KingOFuh]

A ricercar or ricercare is a type of late Renaissance and mostly early Baroque instrumental composition. The term ricercar derives from the Italian verb ricercare, which means "to search out; to seek"; many ricercars serve a preludial function to "search out" the key or mode of a following piece.

[@timoteolua]

The POWER of classical music… all of my troubles are gone! You play BEAUTIFULLY! Thank you for this, I found this at an opportune time.

[@colinbooth2421]

So many kind comments. And yours is the nicest!

[@M.B.331]

This is a beautiful and very interesting little instrument! 🎹🎶🎹🎼🎵🎶🎹🎼🎵

[@synchro505]

Of all the ottavino videos I've seen thus far, this one sounds the best. What an exquisite instrument and wonderful performance of this piece.

[@MrLuridan]

Beautiful playing, wonderful tune

[@verrgr]

Two years and less than 20k views? I’ve struck gold. I quite enjoyed this. It felt very luxurious

[@WMeier-kd8hz]

68 288 now

[@Humble_Electronic_Musician]

Beautiful instrument and beautiful music that you’re playing on it! 👏🏻

[@AlistairKiwi]

It sounds like a truly advanced music box. Tyvm so much for demonstrating this instrument.

[@ralphbenites1312]

Thank you lurch that was wonderful

[@josetranier3825]

So beautiful! And so musical. Hugs from Rosario Argentina

[@lewisjones2666]

Superb -- thank you!

[@brucetidwell7715]

Beautiful! What a fascinating instrument!

[@iznakurnog]

Great! I dreamed I saw such insrument. But it's real! Nice performance.

[@scronx]

That is cool!

[@antoniovandoni5410]

Una maravilla.

[@hiw9528]

Amazing sound for such a small instrument!

[@mirjam16]

wonderful!...🎶🎶🎶

[@matthew7419]

Sounds great!

[@lornaclayton2697]

Such a beautiful instrument. The sound is wonderful.

[@royheyne2347]

Very nice and lovely. Greetings from Dresden.

[@TheCaffeinatedOrganist]

Lovely work! Great tuning job too

[@colinbooth2421]

Thanks! Now buy the CD!

[@TheCaffeinatedOrganist]

@@colinbooth2421 Sure, if you buy mine. There are 2: EWTN Family Christmas Special (and) EWTN Great Hymns of the Faith. I am the music director. Thank you.

[@nxyuu]

@@TheCaffeinatedOrganist bro hit him with the uno reverse

[@sergiocattapan1192]

Suono e meccanica splendidi. COMPLIMENTI

[@6754bettkitty]

That is a cool keyboard! Also, great playing.

[@crystalclearwindowcleaning3458]

Thats a great liece ans an amazing little instrument. Thanks

[@JoeOrber]

This is so beautiful and relaxing, thank you! Fantastic talent, keep up the great work 😊

[@colinbooth2421]

Thanks!

[@RosemaryThomas1]

Wonderful music and a lovely performer!

[@tiempoveganoprovida2247]

Es una maravilla... el clave portatil mas hermoso que he visto ... magnifico sonido

[@cubessopranista8772]

Wow!, I wish I could sing with this as my accompaniment. It sounds like a harpsichord.

[@colinbooth2421]

That's because it is one!

[@cubessopranista8772]

@@colinbooth2421 I want to sing baroque pieces with it.

[@NiallsSongs]

The tuning is really beautiful.

[@yearofthevoice484]

❤❤ This would be a dream come true for me to have one.

[@mccypr]

Thanks! Happy New Year! 🥂🥂🙂😎

[@Wolfganger]

Lovely

[@cgbansuri2628]

बहुत ही सुंदर आदरणीय जी🙏

[@archbishopjohnjohnston1184]

Beautify played

[@amesadamson]

in love

[@NinaHansen2008]

Lovely.

[@samarpan.5555]

Awesome ❤

[@sabrinaschantz]

it sounds surprisingly good for its size

[@mrsteveinsandiego]

Loved the sound and the piece itself. Tyvm

[@Tamadehenzhan]

very cool

[@MooglePower]

Wow, incredible! I've always loved the sound of the ottavino

[@clarkmike0723]

Cute harp 😊

[@markbondurant6434]

It's so cute!

[@williamrobinson7435]

Wonderful! Perhaps this is one for the 11/65ths drill bit, self tapping to 3/16ths? I love the sibilance you get with this, and there's a surprising amount of music you can play with these. Lovely build and playing! 🎶⭐👍

[@rosiefay7283]

A 1:55 video preceded by a 2:01 ad? That's some cheeky ad/video ratio.

[@moriscoley5328]

This is the first time I heard such a neat instrument (Harpsichord?) I'm OVERWHELMED, new subscriber looking for more. Thank you

[@DrDingsGaster]

It's a type of Spinnet I think? Don't quote me though.

[@davidjjharding]

​​@@DrDingsGaster you got me wondering. So I investigated. It took a while and if only I'd clicked the next link it looks like he is going to introduce it and talk about it. Anyway I believe it's an ottavino spinet which was a portable version spinet, apparently popular in the 17/18th century in Italy.

[@Marcel_Audubon]

guessing you get OVERWHELMED often. Am I right, or am I right?

[@handmadepianos3889]

My like is 3300. I enjoyed this a lit!

[@miorieser3210]

Allerliebst! 💕

[@志保中河]

キャンディキャンディの歌の最初にある節の様ですね!

[@thinkpad20]

Beautiful instrument, beautiful piece and beautiful performance :D if you don't mind me asking, why is this your last instrument? Not planning to make any more?

[@colinbooth2421]

Thanks! I am retired as a maker. Just a player now.

[@davidjjharding]

Really cute

[@lynnclark-jones8997]

Great instrument, great playing! Makes a huge sound for its size, which means you play it very well. I would love to know the source of this little frottola, or so I think it is. From what book or publisher, please?

[@Harfenfan]

Wunderschön! Gibt es Bausätze für dieses Instrument?

[@sergiobotardo7951]

Where can I buy construction plans for an octavino like this one? . I'm from Brazil and here there is great difficulty in this type of literature... thank you very much

[@colinbooth2421]

Buy plans for the original from Marc Vogel in Germany.

[@adamcolbertmusic]

I see in the video description FAQ that you make your instruments. Do you offer any schematics or know of a good source? Instruments like this or a clavichord etc are so basic in construction, and yet because they are so outdated and not mass produced, they are usually very hard and/or expensive to find for sale. It's a cruel irony!

[@colinbooth2421]

drawings can be bought from Marc Vogel, of Jestetten, Germany. And a number of museums. but that's just the start!

[@adamcolbertmusic]

@@colinbooth2421 thank you for the leads!

[@ReflectedMiles]

I did always wonder where Fisher-Price got the concept behind the popular keyboard design and tone that put them on the map as a piano manufacturer.

[@colinbooth2421]

If only I had decided on mass-manufacture! And so many children would have become virtuosos.

[@ReflectedMiles]

@@colinbooth2421 😁😆

[@NullStaticVoid]

See I was hoping this was going to be a parallel Earth version of the piano, but with the low keys on the right and high keys to the left

[@cardinalflower6959]

Lovely bright sound! What is the instrument placed upon? It seems to enhance the resonance.

[@colinbooth2421]

It's on a ;larger harpsichord. But no, it makes no difference.

[@Micro-Moo]

Beautiful sound! Is it the same principle as tangent piano, or something else?

[@georgeparkins777]

No, it's like a harpsichord, spinet et cetera, in that it has a wooden thing that rises up and plucks the string with a piece of quill (or being as it's a modern one, plastic) that is hinged so it can flop back down under the string without plucking it again when the key is released. There's also a small felt damper on the same piece of wood, so that there's really only three moving parts: the key lever, the riser thing and the hinged plectrum.

[@Micro-Moo]

​@@georgeparkins777 Got it, thank you for the answer. Then it looks like this is the instrument where a performer cannot control dynamics, that is, all the sound volumes are fixed. Is that correct?

[@georgeparkins777]

@@Micro-Moo Yes, dynamics are very limited. But in Baroque contrapuntal art music this was actually desired because it made it impossible to favor one voice over another. You can see why early pianos were a niche instrument in the Baroque and then exploded in the more expressive periods afterwards.

[@Micro-Moo]

@@georgeparkins777 «But in Baroque contrapuntal art music this was actually desired...» Agree. Thank you for the answer. I know, and Baroque music is maybe my the most favorite, and it includes harpsichord music. But I haven't listened to ottavino performance so far. I take a special interest in instruments because I am a creator of special instruments presently used in teaching music at school. Thank you for sharing!

[@zackglickert4495]

it sounds like shart but really cool build!

[@sela.kantu777gospel]

lindo som

[@krakentoast]

You need more subs

[@CHDean]

A travel harpsichord

[@FBI_Cyber]

We making it outta Pallet Town with this one

[@AaronGlenn88]

Where and how could I get one of these lil jaspers?!

[@erik878]

I'll buy an ottavino or kit how did you get ahold of one?

[@The_Mimewar]

As the coronet is the the trumpet, this Fogliano is to the Harpsichord

[@DocM.]

The way this started I thought it was Mozart playing Salieri followed by a fart 😆 Beautifully played!

[@TheHookahSmokingCaterpillar]

Do they do one in 2XL??

[@AntoineChan]

Wish to know what is the cost to get this instrument?

[@corbeaudejugement]

it sounds like a little harpsichord. i wonder if it's a similar mechanism.

[@kylemccombmusic]

Sounds great! What tuning system is used here?

[@colinbooth2421]

I should have said - 1/4 comma meantone.

[@ARWMusic]

Is there any chance to get the plans to build this?

[@colinbooth2421]

Sorry - no.

[@kikij6465]

It sounds sharp doesnt it? Or is it that tinny timbre?

[@siewheilou399]

Why the trianlge is higher on the right hand side while higher notes are on the right hand side?

[@grocerbear9700]

think about it. the string that is pinned furthest from the keyboard is the lowest, longest, pitch. it’s just the style

[@jvt3057]

Could you show how this instrument is made?

[@colinbooth2421]

Sorry. I no longer have photos of the construction. Just like a very simple spinet, though.

[@poocen-h5b]

弦が横に張ってあるんだね。

[@carolasvensson8382]

💐💐💐💐💐

[@tonystephen6312]

Build from kit?

[@colinbooth2421]

no

[@virginialeite2787]

💖🌼

[@joseluisgonzalez5960]

This is the Celesta

[@millennial8441]

Where can I found this cute and portable keyboard instrument? It seems that it's great to learn basso continuo.

[@colinbooth2421]

None available at present, but I will bear you in mind for the future. Send me an email.

[@uigliam]

✨🎵✨🎵✨💙

[@ColonelNickSteel]

How old is that instrument, ballpark?

[@KingOFuh]

Who is ballpark?

[@Иван-ъ1ы3л]

А что это за инструмент?

[@fireatheart]

What's the instrument? Did you make it yourself? Is it simply a miniature harpsichord?

[@AngelTorch-wh2yr]

Мне не нравиься звучание клавесинов. Но это отличное мини пианино . Которое можно брать с собой в дорогу.

[@vondahe]

Sounds so much like a harpsichord.

[@Артемида-п7я]

Очень нежно звучит

[@MontoyaMatrix]

It’s not a virginal; it is merely untouched. (Well, it _used_ to be.)

[@trolologist]

Микроклавесин?

[@robfriedrich2822]

Portable keyboard isn't a new thing.

[@joseluisgonzalez5960]

Like from barroc music

[@anuragrsimha]

At 0:18, I time-traveled to 1724.

[@RenzoColameoIrlanda]

😃😇🥰💚🤍❤😘

[@michaeldieckmann8489]

Klangbild wie ein Spinett