[CAUT] Harpsichord popping strings

[Paul T Williams]

Hi Conrad!

Thanks! Please send the string scaling.  Perhaps it's been way over strung 
all along.  I'll ask Richard West. I doubt it though, as he is an 
excellent tech and knows more about this creature than I do. He had it 
since new, and I've only been here 4 years.

I'm thinking it wasn't designed for 440.  More research in order!

Do want a picture of this beast?

Best,
Paul'



From:
Conrad Hoffsommer <choffsommer at hotmail.com>
To:
caut <caut at ptg.org>
Date:
10/11/2010 02:36 PM
Subject:
Re: [CAUT] Harpsichord popping strings



I have the Tyre stringing schedules for his "Ahaus Ruckers"  , A=415 and 
A=440, if that would help.  It's probably from about the same era.  Is is 
Tyre and Goudswaard(sp?)?

Conrad Hoffsommer




To: caut at ptg.org
From: pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2010 14:21:58 -0500
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Harpsichord popping strings

A Tyre from about 1978. 

PW 



From: 
"Porritt, David" <dporritt at mail.smu.edu> 
To: 
"caut at ptg.org" <caut at ptg.org> 
Date: 
10/11/2010 12:41 PM 
Subject: 
Re: [CAUT] Harpsichord popping strings




What brand??  Martin harpsichords are pretty high tension devices and if 
they go sharp in higher humidity they’ll break strings.   
  
dp 
  
David M. Porritt, RPT 
dporritt at smu.edu 
  
  
From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Paul 
T Williams
Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 12:22 PM
To: CAUTlist
Subject: [CAUT] Harpsichord popping strings 
  
H Cauters, 

One of our harpsichords pops strings all by itself!  I have to replace 
strings all the time and it's rarely played. I used to think it was 
excessive humidity in this sub-basement room, but now again, 3 more 
strings have popped in the last week or so and the humidity is very low. 
Our other two harpsichords almost never break strings and also hold their 
tune much better than this one, and played about equally. 

What's going on with it?  Any ideas? 

Thanks 
Paul 



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