Harpsichord string breakage

Avery Todd atodd@UH.EDU
Mon Nov 27 06:43 MST 2000


Stephen,

   Sorry I'm so late responding. I've been off since Wed.

>>    Yellow. Brass, I assume.
>>
>And what is the exact material of the wire that you are using? Rose brass?
>Phosphor-bronze? Something else? That can make quite a difference.

   Sorry. I just don't know. It's wire, I assume, that came with the
harpsichord from the maker when we bought it about a year ago.

Avery

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