[CAUT] Harpsichord Jacks

[Karen Lindsley]

Try googling Zuckermann Harpsichords.  They have instruments and kits for
building your own.  I would be surprised if they didn't also have parts.
Karen

On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 8:14 AM, Dempsey Jr., Paul E <dempsey at marshall.edu>
wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> I have a private customer (a church) that has a Dupree Harpsichord that
> has had only cursory maintenance and use over the years.
>
> The current Choirmaster wants to use it on a more regular basis.
>
> It has apparently been inexpertly voiced sometime in the past and the
> majority of the plectra have been trimmed too short. Also the existing jacks
> have no tongue adjustment screw so you can see the problems. These jacks
> also are the type that the plectra is an integral part of the tongue, so if
> a plectra breaks, the entire molded tongue/plectra/spring must be replaced.
>
> We are exploring the idea of replacing all three ranks of jacks with a
> type that has a replaceable tongue with a replaceable plucker and a top
> screw adjustment.
>
> I have contacted the folks at Instrument Workshop in Oregon. They only
> have a proprietary jack that they sell to builders. $3.00 a piece and we
> need 180. They do not fit our existing jack slides so those would need to be
> replaced as well.
>
> Does anyone know who else to contact? Here or abroad?
>
> Thanks
>
> Paul E. Dempsey, RPT
> Piano Technician Sr.
> Marshall University
> Huntington, WV
> 304-696-5418
> 304-617-1149
>
>
>
>
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