Aart, If the harpsichord is a two manual with (maybe) a four foot register, one can shift it back and forth to be A-440 or A-415. Depends on the harpsichord. The two I've seen are that way. At 09:52 AM 2/15/2006, you wrote: >Good morning Avery and to All, > >Many Thanks to you ALL. I truly appreciate your time and help. > >Avery, could you please explain the adjustable Keyboard procedure? > >Is it a knee lever or foot pedal that shifts the Keyboard and what >is its function? No harpsichords I've seen are that way. Fortepianos are. One is a sustain & the other is a "muting" effect. >Pitch shift or dampening? Not on a harpsichord. Avery >Thanks, > >Aart > >PS any company recommendations for string purchase for this instrument. > > >On Feb 14, 2006, at 10:59 PM, Avery wrote: > >>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 ></blockquote></x-html>
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