<html> <body> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""> On 1/26/05 5:26 PM, "Wimblees@aol.com" <Wimblees@aol.com> wrote: <dl> <dd>I'm trying to do some regulating on our Down double manual. The bottom manual activates both the short and long string. Question: Should the two plecterns be adjusted so that they hit the two strings at the same time, or should there be a delay between the two of them? If there needs to be a delay, how much of a delay should there be, and should the longer string hit before the shorter, or the other way around? <dd>  <dd>On a different topic, but with the same h'chord. The lever that activates the long strings is broken. (I mean, the lever is literally broken off, right where it enters the cabinet). Where can I get a new one? <dd> </blockquote> </dl> Wim, This is a long shot, but there is a fellow in Salem, Massachusetts who used to work for Bill Dowd when he had his harpsichord shop in South Boston - and did a lot of service and maintenance on Dowd instruments (for all I know - still does...) His name is Don Angle, and here is all the contact information I can find for him: <div align="center">Donald C. Angle 21 Pickman Road Salem, MA 01970 <a href="mailto:don@donangle.com">don@donangle.com</a> </div> If there are some leftover parts for Dowd harpsichords sitting around somewhere - he would probably know where. Or he might even have them himself. (He doesn't seem to be publicizing this part of his skills at this point - his website is devoted to his other career, which that of a Jazz/Pop harpsichordist. I ain't kidding - he's really good!) Israel Stein, RPT Piano Technician Creative Arts Technical Services San Francisco State University</body> </html>