Pascal-Joseph Taskin
(1723-1793) was a French
harpsichord and
piano
builder. His seven surviving two-manual harpsichords are prime
examples of the late French school of harpsichord building, with
their characteristically warm and rich tone, five-octave compass,
and 2x8', 1x4' plus buff
disposition. In particular, his 1769 harpsichord has
probably been studied, copied, and played more than any other
harpsichord in the world.
Taskin, like many other late French builders, rebuilt surviving instruments by the famed Ruckers family to increase their range, and was not above building counterfeit Ruckers instruments himself. The last known Taskin instrument, a double dated 1788, has a soundboard rose signed "Andreas Ruckers" and a Flemish-style painted soundboard.
source: Kottick, Edward: A History of the Harpsichord. Bloomington, IN, Indiana University Press, 2003
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The Russell Collection of Early Keyboard Instruments - HD7-PT1769.15: Double-manual harpsichord, Pascal Taskin. Paris, 1769.
Taskin 1763 Taskin 1769
