Ah yes. I do understand for what you are advocating. Tis' the same with a lot of pianos methinks.<G>(probably why I work on and love doing it, the really OLDE stuff!<G> Regards, JOE Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon) Captain, Tool Police Squares R I > [Original Message] > From: David Doremus <algiers_piano at bellsouth.net> > To: <joegarrett at earthlink.net>; <pianotech at ptg.org> > Date: 9/16/10 7:08:54 PM > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Harpsichord Tuning Pin Torque? > > Please, no namby pamby harpsichords here! <g> Old ways really are best > ways, sometimes. The original makers found their way through research, > trial and error, player/audience feed back, to make great sounding and > playing instruments. We have had to rediscover how to do this, but if > you put a neupert or Sabathil up against a Dowd, Hubbard, Wolf, > Phillips, Skowroneck or many, many others you'll be shocked how much > better the seemingly underbuilt old style instrument sustains, projects > and expresses itself. > > But of course given that you are going to save this behemoth, you might > as well make it structurally sound. What the heck, it may live to bemuse > yet another generation... > > --Dave > > On 9/16/10 7:10 PM, Joseph Garrett wrote: > > Frank, > > I know all of that! Thanks for the input, but the owner wants the > > instrument as it was intended by Sabatihl, (even tho I know that it's not a > > good design). I'm just making it so that it won't self-destruct again. Am I > > making it beefier were needed? You betcha! Will it REALLY sound like a > > delicate little, (mamby pamby), harpsichord? NOPE! Wasn't designed like > > that to begin with.<G> > > -- > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.560 / Virus Database: 270.12.26/2116 - Release Date: 5/15/09 6:16 AM
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