[CAUT] Re: caut Digest, Vol 734, Issue 1

[Don McKechnie]

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Dan Angle stopped by IC some years ago and spent a day working with me 
on our Dowd. A bit quirky but a nice guy and great harpsichord 
technician. He certainly has his own niche in the music industry. Not 
too many Jazz/Pop harpsichordists around. I purchased his CD. 
Occasionally I put it on for friends. You should see the variety of 
looks. :-)

Don

> Subject:
> Re: [CAUT] h'chord regulation question
> From:
> Israel Stein <custos3@comcast.net>
> Date:
> Wed, 02 Feb 2005 11:13:09 -0800
>
> To:
> College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org>
>
>
>>
>> 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
> don@donangle.com <mailto: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



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