Yes. Anne did survive the restoration of this beast, and is now probably the nation's living expert! es ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Crane" <alan.crane at wichita.edu> To: <caut at ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 10:55 PM Subject: Re: [CAUT] Sperrhake Harpsichord wire > On Thursday 03 December 2009 07:03:15 pm Barbara Richmond wrote: >> I'm having some trouble installing replacement strings on a Sperrhake >> harpsichord. ... I probably am using the wrong type of wire... > > You might try contacting Anne Acker (a.acker at comcast.net in the PTG > Directory), Associate Member of the Savannah-Charleston chapter. > > In the fall of '04 she put out a query on the HPSCHD-L list regarding the > stringing scale (or 'schedule' as some call it) for a Sperrhake 16' 8' 8' > 4' > instrument. I don't know what, if any, response she got but it might not > hurt > to check with her. > > > -- > Regards, > > Alan B. Crane, RPT > School of Music > Wichita State University > alan.crane at wichita.edu
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