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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Julia</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Clavichords use "Tangents" to make the =
note. The
strings can all be the same length - it doesn't really matter - because =
the
non-speaking part of the string is damped with a strip of listing cloth. =
The
Clavichord is the only keyed instrument on which the pitch can be =
altered by the
player by means of greater or lesser pressure applied to the key. In the =
Clavichord there is no action. The "Tangent" is fixed to the tail end of =
the
key.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Why can't they produce Concert Grands =
this simple?
;-)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards from the Dusky Downlands in
Sussex-on-Sea</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G (UK)
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