Hello All, I have a private customer (a church) that has a Dupree Harpsichord that has had only cursory maintenance and use over the years. The current Choirmaster wants to use it on a more regular basis. It has apparently been inexpertly voiced sometime in the past and the majority of the plectra have been trimmed too short. Also the existing jacks have no tongue adjustment screw so you can see the problems. These jacks also are the type that the plectra is an integral part of the tongue, so if a plectra breaks, the entire molded tongue/plectra/spring must be replaced. We are exploring the idea of replacing all three ranks of jacks with a type that has a replaceable tongue with a replaceable plucker and a top screw adjustment. I have contacted the folks at Instrument Workshop in Oregon. They only have a proprietary jack that they sell to builders. $3.00 a piece and we need 180. They do not fit our existing jack slides so those would need to be replaced as well. Does anyone know who else to contact? Here or abroad? Thanks Paul E. Dempsey, RPT Piano Technician Sr. Marshall University Huntington, WV 304-696-5418 304-617-1149
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