A historical keyboard instrument similar to a clavichord, likely with mechanisms designed to produce clearer tones.
From Latin 'clarus' (clear) + Greek 'khorde' (string), literally meaning 'clear-string', naming the instrument for its bright sound quality compared to other keyboards.
Before pianos, keyboard makers experimented wildly with string-striking mechanisms—clarichord was one inventor's attempt to make clavichords sound brighter and clearer!
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