We here at Rutgers have a Regier fortepiano representative of instruments made from about 1790 to 1810. This piano gets yanked up and pushed down not only by humidity that ranges from 16 to 86% but also by myself and some players from 430 to 440. So far, knock wo(head)od no broken strings. Changing pitch should be the least of the technical concerns. Newton nhunt@rci.rutgers.edu
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