How is the sound created on the clavichord?

Answer 1

On the harpsichord the strings are plucked, while on the clavichord they are striked. Because of this, the harpsichord is unable to make sounds louder or softer, though they're usually much louder than the clavichords'. To this also helps the fact that harpsichords have a air chamber below the strings, which reverbates, amplifying the sound.

On some harpsichords there is another manual (keyboard), positioned above the normal one, with another set of strings, which produces a slightly different sound from the lower manual. When combined they produce a richer sound.

Answer 2

On the harpsichord the strings are plucked, while on the clavichord they are striked. Because of this, the harpsichord is unable to make sounds louder or softer, though they're usually much louder than the clavichords'. To this also helps the fact that harpsichords have a air chamber below the strings, which reverbates, amplifying the sound.

Answer 3

Haprsichords and clavichords are very similar in the way they work and history. There are, however a few differences. Here are some.

Haprsichords are somewhat similar to a grand piano in size and shape, while clavichords are smaller - about 1mx1m. Due to their bigger size, the sound of harpsichords is also louder and the sustain of the notes longer. Also, harpsichords can have two sets of strings that produce somewhat different sounds, either in timbre - for different kind of sound - or pitch - for transposition - which can be played independently from one another on two keyboards which are put one in front of the other, or at the same time - for a fuller sound - enganging a mechanism that joins the strings together.

Answer 4

The strings are struck by metal tabs on the key levers.

By pressing a key you cause a brass wedge to strike the string causing it to vibrate at a certain pitch giving you a sound.

The action of the clavichord is unique among all keyboard instruments in that one part of the action simultaneously initiates the sound vibration and at the same time defines the endpoint of the vibrating string, and thus its pitch.

Answer 5

Both pianos and harpsichords feature strings and a keyboard. However, the difference lies with how those strings are manipulated when you play the keys. On a piano, each key corresponds to a felt hammer that strikes the string, causing it to vibrate. On a harpsichord, each key corresponds to a quill that plucks the string rather than striking it. As a result, the piano is the louder of the two instruments, and some actually argue the piano is an instrument of percussion. The harpsichord sounds more like a traditional stringed instrument because of the plucking action.

Answer 6

The clavichord basically does not pluck like a harpsichord does.