Harpsichord string loop question

[Joe & Penny Goss]

Ken,
They will especially come loose when the tension gets too loose or when you
are really in a hurry. O:(  Joe

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> From: D C AL CODA <kenhale@dcalcoda.com>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Harpsichord string loop question
> Date: Saturday, September 05, 1998 3:05 PM
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Is it typical for a harpsichord string's loop, down at the hitch pin, to
> often or sometimes come loose?
> 
> I now have the dubious duty of working on a harpsichord and some of the
> loop are slowly coming loose, so that the string eventually comes off the
> hitch pin.
> 
> I say dubious, not as any badmouthing of harpsichords, just dubious
because
> I do not have harpsichord skills and ain't looking forward to learning.-}
> 
> So, I am wondering if this is a common thing to happen or perhaps the
> original loops were not securely constructed? Does this mean that the
> harpsichord should be restrung? How often do they need restringing?
> 
> Thanks for any tips. 
> Ken Hale, RPT
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