Ruckers transposer 4

This page shows photo's of the reconstruction.

As for this photo: these are the requirements for any real Ruckers keyboard: bog oak and bone 

bentside/cheek under construction
registergap
inner construction
trying out the transpositionplates
divided lute register
transpositionplates, note the different shape of 8' & 4'
Matthias und Johan bei guter Laune
Matthias with the upper keyboard frame
lay-out of the short octave of the upper keyboard
sharps made of bog-oak
inside of case with toolbox
creating the bentside
transpositionplates before assembling
rosepainting made by Sarah Zoutewelle-Morris
first sitting
polishing a natural key
detail of the stand after a painting by gillis van tilborgh
woodpecker
a casual mix of parts (note the tapered jacks)
stand after a painting by gillis van tilborgh
the almost finished case
jackrail with registerknobs
plan view sideways
keyboard with keyblock
uppermanual lay-out of bass end
registerknobs
total view
jacks at bass end
front view
undermanual keydepth regulator