[CAUT] harpsichords

[G Cousins]

Fred,
Neupert does rebuilding however the are in Germany. They have been helpful for me in the past.
Their website is  www.jc-neupert.de
Contact:
Maria Göller or Mr Neupert
jc-neupert at arcor.de

Best,
Gerry Cousins


> From: fssturm at unm.edu
> To: caut at ptg.org
> Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:40:09 -0600
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] harpsichords
> 
> 
> On Apr 15, 2010, at 2:27 PM, rwest1 at unl.edu wrote:
> 
> > Can anyone give me information about the status of Sabathil and  
> > Neupert harpsichords?  Are the companies still building  
> > harpsichords?  Do they do rebuilding?  Are the instruments worth  
> > rebuilding?  A small university nearby has one of each brand.  The  
> > Sabthil is totally non-functioning and the Neupert registers are  
> > trapped in the gap.  I'm not sure I want to tackle either.  Who  
> > works on these hybrid harpsichords?
> >
> > Richard West
> 
> Both still in business:
> http://www.sabathilandson.com/
> http://www.jc-neupert.de/e/
> 	Neupert does restoration. Don't know about Sabathil (email and ask).
> Whether they are worth rebuilding depends a lot on the particular year  
> and design. I service two Sabathils, the more recent of which (mid  
> 90s) isn't too bad. The earlier one (probably 70s) is one I wouldn't  
> consider rebuilding. Among other things, they used foam rubber for  
> such things as the jack rail and the buff stop, not to mention utterly  
> ridiculously difficult design - string levels for the 4', 8' and 16'  
> are about an inch apart from one another (that 16' bridge is  
> enormous), all the smaller strings go through notches in the larger  
> bridges (4' strings go through notches in both 8' and 16') to reach  
> hitch pins in the metal frame. An utter nightmare to do any work on,  
> let alone a full restoration.
> 	Neupert has also changed design, toward historic principles, over the  
> years.
> Regards,
> Fred Sturm
> fssturm at unm.edu
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