[CAUT] Sperrhake Harpsichord wire

[Ed Sutton]

Yes. Anne did survive the restoration of this beast, and is now probably the 
nation's living expert!
es

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Crane" <alan.crane at wichita.edu>
To: <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 10:55 PM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Sperrhake Harpsichord wire


> On Thursday 03 December 2009 07:03:15 pm Barbara Richmond wrote:
>> I'm having some trouble installing replacement strings on a Sperrhake
>> harpsichord.  ... I probably am using the wrong type of wire...
>
> You might try contacting Anne Acker (a.acker at comcast.net in the PTG
> Directory),  Associate Member of the Savannah-Charleston chapter.
>
> In the fall of '04 she put out a query on the HPSCHD-L list regarding the
> stringing scale (or 'schedule' as some call it) for a Sperrhake 16' 8' 8' 
> 4'
> instrument.  I don't know what, if any, response she got but it might not 
> hurt
> to check with her.
>
>
> -- 
> Regards,
>
> Alan B. Crane, RPT
> School of Music
> Wichita State University
> alan.crane at wichita.edu