<html> <body> Margaret & List, I was informed yesterday that our Maene Fortepiano has arrived at the airport. I guess I'd better order the Fortepiano version of your book soon. :-) It'll probably be delivered within a day or so, after the customs stuff & etc. Would anyone happen to know if a book of any kind comes with this particular brand? Thanks. Avery At 07:03 PM 12/4/2003 -0600, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>At this point I'll put in a plug for my Harpsichord Repair Guide.  This transposer problem is common - Look out for what pin you're on since the shift (and some shift a half tone up and down both) will make nonsense of the 'keyboard' layout of the tuning pins which most hpschds have.  Also watch out for pitch.  Often I go to service  university instruments which have been transposed down to low pitch and then tuned to 440 at that position - resulting often in broken strings, and surely case stress which can wreck the instrument.  A lot of tuners and students don't think about checking the position before recklessly 'pulling up to pitch'.      Best, Margaret      <a href="http://www.fortepiano.pair.com/" eudora="autourl">www.fortepiano.pair.com</a></blockquote> <x-sigsep></x-sigsep> ______________________ Avery Todd, RPT Moores School of Music University of Houston Houston, TX</body> </html>