[CAUT] harpsichord question

[rwest1 at unl.edu]

Fred,

Thanks for the reply.  The bristle is indeed wire, .010 harpsichord  
wire.  I did manage to make the repair before your post came in, but  
your directions would have made it easier.

Richard


On Jul 26, 2006, at 6:03 PM, Fred Sturm wrote:

> On 7/25/06 6:00 PM, "rwest1 at unl.edu" <rwest1 at unl.edu> wrote:
>
>> I have a harpsichord with wooden jacks and a missing tongue bristle/
>> spring.   The spring consists of a short piece of wire that comes up
>> from the body of the jack and rests in a groove of the tongue.  I've
>> made this repair before, but it was a long time ago and I don't have
>> a harpsichord manual to give me direction.  How is the wire inserted
>> in the hole(s) so that it will lock into place?  I know there's a
>> trick to bending the wire and inserting it, but I can't for the life
>> of me figure it out.  Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.
>>
>> Richard West
>>
> Hi Richard,
>     It's actually wire rather than boar bristle? I'll give you a  
> description
> of how to replace a boar bristle spring, and maybe it will work.  
> There are
> two holes drilled in the jack body, at different angles  
> intersecting. One
> hole goes from under the tongue to "out the back" of the jack. The  
> other
> goes from that "out the back" exit hole, angled down into the jack  
> body. So
> you insert the bristle into the hole under the tongue, and then  
> push the end
> into the second hole as it starts to emerge. If this doesn't make  
> enough
> sense, let me know and I'll try to give more detail.
> Fred