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<DIV><BR><BR>Well, you may need to know a lot, because there are a lot of different kinds of clavichords.</DIV>
<DIV>Unfretted, double-fretted and triple-fretted? If it's double or triple fretted you need to know what temperament it's fretted for. If it has wrought iron tuning pins you need to know how to tie a string onto a wrought iron pin, and you need to know how to select the right gauge string and make a loop. </DIV>
<DIV>If it is a rough and tumble kit repro with iron strings and zither pins, go for it. If it is a fine hand made instrument that is not the place to start learning.</DIV>
<DIV>If it is a kit, it once had an instruction book, or perhaps the maker included a manual. </DIV>
<DIV>I don't know of an "introduction to clavichord care and feeding" book.</DIV>
<DIV>Ed Sutton<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid">-----Original Message----- <BR>From: Joey Recker <RECKERJ@AFO.NET><BR>Sent: Jul 6, 2006 5:31 PM <BR>To: 'Pianotech List' <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Subject: Clavichord <BR><BR><ZZZHTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml"><ZZZHEAD><ZZZMETA content="text/html; charset=us-ascii" http-equiv="Content-Type"><ZZZMETA content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2912" name="GENERATOR"><ZZZ!--[IF !mso]>
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<DIV><SPAN class=421102921-06072006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I just finished tuning a Chickering Grand for a customer and when I finished he invited me into the next room to have a look at his Clavichord. It's a modern-built reproduction. I opened the top and examined it and it needs some strings replaced (he has the strings). Then it needs to be tuned. (He has the T-handle).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=421102921-06072006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I've never tuned such a creature. He understands that it would be a learning experience for me. What do I need to know before I tackle such an instrument?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=421102921-06072006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Joey Recker</FONT></SPAN></DIV></ZZZBODY></ZZZHTML></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY>