Barbara's harpsichord question

[Barbara Richmond]

Hi Anne,

Thanks, it's good to know that they will function just fine.  When I looked
at the jacks I was worried about there not being a screw adjustment.

I will be at the church this week working on the piano.  Perhaps I can get a
photo of the elastic then.  It's just a piece that is attached to the inner 
rim
with screws that spans the 4' to help the jacks return--very elegant.

I live near Peoria, Illinois area (central part of the state).  The 
harpsichord
lives in Bloomington/Normal, 40 miles away.  I'll be bringing the
instrument to my shop (as it is), to work on it.

The base, or stand, or whatever it's called, needs some sturdying up also.

Thanks for any help!

Barbara Richmond

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Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2006 11:17 PM
Subject: Barbara's harpsichord question


> Barbara,
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> harpsichords, that's me!
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> Those are standard Zuckermann plastic jacks.   They work just fine, unless
> you wish to get into the refinements of discussing the angle of the jack
> tongue, etc., etc., but the reality is, these work just fine.   They are a
> little bit of a pain when you need to adjust the height, but all doable.
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> Now the elastic over the 4' jacks.  that is just weird, and that deserves
> a photo!
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> Sounds like a project.   These old Z's can be made into very nice
> instruments provided the initial construction was well done.
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> Where are you?
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> Anne
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