---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Aart, No, your regular tuning hammer will not fit! However, I've done a lot of harpsichord tunings and have yet to know of one that didn't have a tuning hammer that came with it. Now, whether it's there or not when you get there to tune it is another story! :-) I ALWAYS make sure first! There's also two possibilities of tuning pins. One is the one which is similar to a regular piano tuning pin, except smaller! (Which I MUCH prefer!) The other is a rectangular type which needs a special tuning lever. We have one of those at the university and I DON'T like it! Thankfully, our Fortepiano reproduction has the "regular" tuning pin. Much easier to tune. IMO. BTW, make sure you know what pitch level they want (415 or 440). And what temperament? Is it an "adjustable" keyboard? Do you know how to shift it, if necessary? Tuning a harpsichord "can" be much more complicated than tuning a "normal" piano! :-) Avery At 07:51 PM 2/14/2006, you wrote: >Hello All. > >I received a call to tune a Harpsichord (dual manual keyboard >Sperrhake Passau made in Germany). > >My First, will my tuning hammer fit the pins? if not I'll order the >correct tip or hammer. > >Any advice is greatly appreciated and thanks to ALL who responded to >my post regarding Bluthner tunings. > >Thanks, > >Aart > >Aart in America Piano Services >Hoboken, N.J. 07030 >201 406 2594 >aartinamerica@optonline.net ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/17/c0/57/cc/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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