Barbara: Margaret Hood's book on harpsichord maintenance is good also. You can email her at HOOD at uwplatt.edu That book is my first reference on any simple work I do on these instruments. dave David M. Porritt dporritt at smu.edu ________________________________ From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Dave Doremus Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 4:08 PM To: Pianotech List Subject: Re: harpsichord sharps hitting balance rail How is your dip? Should be very shallow. Make sure thats right first. Does that instrument control dip with the jack rail or does it have front pins and punchings like a piano? Also, at the risk of being flamed by instrument makers and more experienced techs, several customers of mine have found help in the Harpsichord Owners Guide (?) by Kottick. I dont own it myself and I dont think Id depend on it for the best information, but, like Reblitz, it can be very useful for someone getting to know the instruments. Frank Hubbards little pamphlet on Harpsichord regulation should still be available, maybe from Hubbard Harpsichords who can also supply wire and parts, as can Zuckermann. ----Dave ----------------------------- Dave Doremus, RPT New Orleans ------------------------------ On 10/25/06, Barbara Richmond quoth: OK, while I'm at it, I noticed while easing the keys to this Zuckermann harpsichord, that the sharps are hitting the front of the balance rail and making some noise. Do I raise the sharps? Should I make some sort of cut out so there's no contact there? Any other possibilities? Thanks, Barbara Richmond, RPT near Peoria, IL -- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20061025/c6b8332a/attachment.html
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