---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment > >On 1/26/05 5:26 PM, "Wimblees@aol.com" <Wimblees@aol.com> wrote: > >I'm trying to do some regulating on our Down double manual. The bottom >manual activates both the short and long string. Question: Should the two >plecterns be adjusted so that they hit the two strings at the same time, >or should there be a delay between the two of them? If there needs to be a >delay, how much of a delay should there be, and should the longer string >hit before the shorter, or the other way around? > >On a different topic, but with the same h'chord. The lever that activates >the long strings is broken. (I mean, the lever is literally broken off, >right where it enters the cabinet). Where can I get a new one? > Wim, This is a long shot, but there is a fellow in Salem, Massachusetts who used to work for Bill Dowd when he had his harpsichord shop in South Boston - and did a lot of service and maintenance on Dowd instruments (for all I know - still does...) His name is Don Angle, and here is all the contact information I can find for him: Donald C. Angle 21 Pickman Road Salem, MA 01970 <mailto:don@donangle.com>don@donangle.com If there are some leftover parts for Dowd harpsichords sitting around somewhere - he would probably know where. Or he might even have them himself. (He doesn't seem to be publicizing this part of his skills at this point - his website is devoted to his other career, which that of a Jazz/Pop harpsichordist. I ain't kidding - he's really good!) Israel Stein, RPT Piano Technician Creative Arts Technical Services San Francisco State University ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/f1/be/0d/3c/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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