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centuries: lightweight instruments with thin case walls and low tension brass strings arranged in two choirs with a single manual. A different approach was taken in the Southern Netherlands starting in the late 16th century, notably by the Ruckers family. Their harpsichords used a heavier construction and produced a more powerful and distinctive tone with higher tension steel treble stringing. These included the first harpsichords

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