Bent-side spinets were made in large numbers from the late 17th century until late in the 18th, both in England and on the Continent. The earliest ones, by makers like Stephen Keene and Edward Blunt, were quite lightly built in walnut with keyboards reminiscent of English virginals, and usually brass scaled. The later ones were more robust with a bigger compass and veneered oak cases like contemporary harpsichords, and usually iron scaled. My spinet is of the latter kind and the design is my own, although it is based on the shape and proportions of spinets by John Crang and Joseph Mahoon. It is available in two forms: either with an angled tail, as was more common, or with a double bent-side giving a rounded tail. The compass is around 5 octaves and the keyboard is transposable to A 415 or A 440. It has a big, bright and open sound. It is elaborately veneered by hand, typically in mahogany or walnut with cross-bandings and inlaid lines. There is a trestle stand with turned legs and a music desk combined with the lid stick.