Harpsichord - Sassmann #1518

[Victor Belanger]

Dear John,

I am not a wealth of information on harpsichords, but I have orded some
wire (red,yellow brass etc.) with Hubbard harpsichords. They have all the
material that you need for replacement; almost. Their website is:
http://www.hubharp.com/

Good luck.

Victor Belanger RPT
Somerville, MA

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>Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 19:17:49 -0700
>From: John R Fortiner <pianoserv440@juno.com>
>Subject: Harpsichord - Sassmann #1518
>
>Dear List (especially those of the list that are into harpsichords):
>	Today I tuned the above mentioned harpsichord.  As I am not schooled in
>harpsichords I probably will not be using the correct terms to ID notes
>on this instrument - but I beg your patience with me.
>	Description:  55 note
>		Best described in piano note identification range as B-1 to F-6
>	Length ( as measured along the longest side away from the keyboard -
>aprox 39"
>		( maybe a "spinet" harpsichord)
>The problem:
>	Two wires are missing from the instrument.  The remains of the broken
>ones are no where to be found so I do not have them for samples to
>measure gage or diameter or what material they were made from to begin
>with.  The missing wires belong to C# -3  ( 1st C# below middle C) and to
>A#-2 ( the A# sharp below the previously mentioned note. )  I am
>reasonably sure that the wire was brass for the lower of the two
>mentioned wires as the wires on each side of it are a reddish brass
>color.  Measuring the wire just above it gave me a wire ( in brass ) of
>0.012".  The higher note that has the wire missing I can only guess as to
>whether or not it was brass or not as the wire just to its right is steel
>and I have no way of knowing where the brass stopped and the steel began.
> The steel wire just to the right of that missing wire measured 0.011.
>	I guess what I am asking for is if someone has a "string scale" for
>this
>instrument and if so could you please fill me in on what I need in the
>way of material to replace those two wires for the instrument's owner -
>other than the patience to tie the knot :-(
>
>btw.  The smallest brass that I saw in APSCO was 0.13".
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>John R. Fortiner
>Billings, MT.
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