<HTML>In a message dated 01/06/2003 9:23:35 AM Central Standard Time, pianotech-request@ptg.org writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Jean, can it be that the hammers have moved during the transportation? Some hammers might be hitting the wrong strings. Marcel Carey, Sherbrooke, QC </BLOCKQUOTE> Marcel, This is not the likely scenario here.  There were, during the hey-day of the clavichord, both fretted and unfretted instruments.  That is to say, those with fewer strings than keys, and those with the same number of strings and keys.  Those with fewer strings (fretted) often had keysticks shaped to have, for example, C and C-sharp striking the same string, with the tangent placed to make the correct sounding length for the desired note.  The assumption was that C and C-sharp would never be needed at the same time, so there were economies of size and materials present, though not necessarily man-hours in design and construction!  Tuning accurately to produce this or that temperament on such an instrument would depend entirely upon whether the dimensions were JUST SO VERY correct, which may not be very likely.  I'd just try to get it into the ball park and live with it, myself!  These fretted clavichords were meant to be either cheaper, smaller or just more portable...........or all of the above! Regards, Stan Ryberg Barrington IL Associate Member mailto:jstan40@aol.com</HTML>