[CAUT] Harpsichord strings breaking

[Andrew Anderson]

Mr. Maret,
You will find Mrs. Acker to be a competent source of information on 
this question.  You can reach her via email at:  a.acker at comcast.net

Regards,
Andrew Anderson

At 01:38 PM 9/21/2007, you wrote:
>A local church has a Zuckerman, Double Choir Harpsichord.  I don't 
>know if this was a kit or not, but the coils on the pins are not 
>very neat, so I suspect it's a kit.  When I tune it to A-440, 
>strings break.  I've currently tuned it to A-415 (one semi-tone 
>flat), but the music director isn't happy transposing 
>everything.  I'm betting the bridge is in the wrong place, causing 
>the string tension to reach the breaking point at A-440.  I'd be 
>interested in any suggestions on a cost-effective fix.
>
>Bob Maret, RPT
>Piano Technician
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