A Peter Fisk French double manual harpsichord with the lid off and its soundboard and keys exposed. Tools, wires, and parts are placed on the harpsichord which is undergoing maintenance and restringing.
Top view of Fisk harpsichord with its interior strings and soundboard visible, decorated with floral artwork. The keyboard is partially visible in the lower part of the image, with various tools resting on it. The instrument is partially strung.
A Fisk harpsichord with lid off showing the strings and soundboard undergoing restringing.

Restringing Fisk Double manual French

A blue double manual harpsichord with taped outlines for gold leaf bands undergoing gilding.
Wooden harpsichord keyboard from an Italian harpsichord with red felt, positioned on a workbench.

Preparing to add gold leaf bands

Cleaning and inspecting keyboard

Two rows of wooden jacks for an Italian harpsichord on a workbench, with red damper felt on the top of each jack, on a blue surface against a beige wall.
Interior of an Italian harpsichord with its lid open, exposing the soundboard, which is bare. The harpsichord is undergoing complete restringing, an is positioned in a room with wooden flooring, nearby furniture, and stacks of papers on a side table.
Inside of an Italian harpsichord with the lid open, showing the wooden soundboard, tuning pins, and strings, and the instrument is being restrung.
Close-up of the treble portion of an open harpsichord, showing a few strings and jacks inside while undergoing restringing, with the keyboard visible at the bottom.
Inside view of a harpsichord with the lid open, showing the strings and keyboard, partially restrung.
Harpsichord with the lid open, showing the strings, jacks, and keys inside, restringing complete.
Inside view of an Italian harpsichord with the lid open, showing the strings and keyboard after complete restringing, on a wooden floor.

Restringing of Italian by Thomas and Barbara Wolf