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What is the difference between a double and a single manual harpsichord?

April 26, 2017difference double harpsichord manual

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What is the difference between a double and a single manual harpsichord?

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a. Two keyboards allow for quick changes in dynamic and color. Also, the larger instruments are typically double manual instruments, and the smaller ones are usually singles. The doubles have 3 stops – 8’8’4′ and the singles usually are double strung with 8’8′.