[CAUT] Speaking of harpsicords

[Alan McCoy]

Another good resource is The Harpsichord Owner's Guide by Edward Kottick.

Alan McCoy


-- Alan McCoy, RPT
Eastern Washington University
amccoy@mail.ewu.edu
509-359-4627


> From: "Porritt, David" <dporritt@mail.smu.edu>
> Reply-To: "College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org>" <caut@ptg.org>
> Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 09:31:14 -0600
> To: "College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org>" <caut@ptg.org>
> Conversation: [CAUT] Speaking of  harpsicords
> Subject: RE: [CAUT] Speaking of  harpsicords
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> Chris:
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> I've tried to get Willard in the past and I did hear from him once about
> a year ago.  He's still alive though difficult to reach.  I get all my
> harpsichord supplies at http://www.fortepiano.com/  They have all the
> different strings etc. also.
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> I do make my own hitch pin loops.  I got Margaret Hood's Harpsichord
> Repair Guide and that has been a big help.  I have a cup hook on a dowel
> rod that can make a good loop.  OK, not as good as the factory but they
> work fine and one would have to look carefully to see much difference.
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> dp
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> David M. Porritt
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> dporritt@smu.edu
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> From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of
> Christopher Purdy
> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 9:04 AM
> To: College and University Technicians
> Subject: [CAUT] Speaking of harpsicords
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> Has anyone been in contact with Willard Martin? I have been trying to
> get in touch with him for weeks. Our two Martin harpsichords need parts
> and my stock is getting thin.
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> If not Willard, can anyone suggest another supplier for strings and
> plectra? I don't mind making my own string replacements but it sure has
> been convenient to have them pre cut and the hitch pin coil ready to go.
> Who makes their own hitch pin coils? Do you use a piano string coil
> maker or something else?
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> Also, while I'm on a roll, I'm thinking about restringing our french
> double in the recital hall. It has been very reliable for the first
> fifteen years I have been here but this last couple of years it seems to
> have gone into a slump. I often get a broken string during tuning now
> where before it was very rare. I am also wanting to replace all the
> pluckers. I have a faculty member practicing in here daily now and these
> dudes are breaking all over the place. At this rate, it will have all
> new plectra soon anyway...
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> Thanks for your input,
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> Chris 
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> Christopher D. Purdy R.P.T.
> 
> School of Music, Ohio University
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