I built an Italian harpsichord for a client in the Hague. His wish was a double with 2 x 8′ and a compass FF – f”’, with transposition 415-440. I decided that in this case I could adapt my usual Giusti model which has a compass of GG.AA – d”’. I could also fulfill a wish I had for a long time, making a harpsichord with a dogleg coupler, often called a “German coupler”, because of its use by German builders in the baroque. I was courious how this technique would work.