h'chord LM

[Ed Sutton]

Dave-
I'm probably garbling what Richard said.  I've not had a chance to try it.
And I don't think he was talking about transposing harpsichords.
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Doremus" <algiers_piano@bellsouth.net>
To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 5:26 PM
Subject: Re: h'chord LM


> At 4:08 PM -0500 3/19/03, Ed Sutton wrote:
> >Hi, Dave!
> >     What would you think of "the jack needs to apply pressure to the
string
> >with the damper, and also just barely be touching the key cloth?"
>
> Hi back at you, Ed. I would point out that that would be true in the
> case of the 4' (if you pluck 4', < 8', >8') but the others would be
> higher by a turn or two of the screw in order to follow the first.
> And if you transpose you cant have any jack getting caught in the key
> end cloth as you slide the keyboard over. I have no problem with
> Richard Kingston, he makes very nice instruments, which is more than
> I can do, but I learned to regulate and voice from someone I think is
> much better. I have cut jacks to samples top and bottom (c's and f's
> usually), turned in screws to match a bench guide and never once has
> it been perfect. It will get you close. The jack rail needs to be
> padded and shimmed as the last step. I have found that the short cuts
> schemes are OK but not quite there. Several very good harpsichord
> builders have argued that you can voice by using gram weights on the
> keys to get an even touch, one used to grade his delrin in different
> strengths, claiming no voicing necessary. Again, often close but not
> quite. I do not think that shimming the keyboard is considered
> necessary by the best bulders, (I may be out of date on this),
> although your overlap will change and the jack rails may have to be
> adjusted and that is where the jack adjusting screws can be useful.
> But many times owners and others take it into their heads to play
> with those, causing the poor technician even more headaches. Let me
> mention that none of these modern improvements are present in the
> originals which limped along quite nicely without all the adjustments.
>
> ----Dave
>
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> New Orleans
> algiers_piano@bellsouth.net
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