[CAUT] Harpsichord popping strings

[Dennis Johnson]

Hi-

That means also when you are in the 440 position key #1 uses wire #2.
Unless the builder added one more unison set at the top then last note in
the treble will not have any wire to puck so no sound.   When I first came
here the harpsichord was in the low 415 position but tuned to 440 so they
could get all the notes.  That could explain a lot.  If this is the case,
let them know that excessive tension can also cause warping and sticking
registers- or worse.

good luck,

Dennis Johnson
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On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 2:46 PM, Fred Sturm <fssturm at unm.edu> wrote:

>
> On Oct 11, 2010, at 1:42 PM, Paul T Williams wrote:
>
> You know, the action is transferable to a lower pitch.....maybe we've been
> tuning it all these years at too high of tension????? I'll look into that as
> well.
>
>
> If the action is set to the left, with the spacer to the right, it is in
> low pitch position. And vice versa. So if the spacer is on the left, it
> should be OK at 440, but not if the spacer is on the right.
> Regards,
> Fred Sturm
> fssturm at unm.edu
> “Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a *hammer* with which to
> shape it.” Brecht
>
>
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