[CAUT] Fw: Fw: Sperrhake Harpsichord wire

[Martin Snow]

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From: tim hamilton <timpianos at yahoo.com>
To: Martin Snow <martinsnowpianos at yahoo.com>
Sent: Thu, December 3, 2009 8:55:56 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: [CAUT] Sperrhake Harpsichord wire

Martin,
These revisionist harpsichords usually use steel piano wire whereas most other harpsichords use low tensile steel or iron wire both of which would break easily at Sperrhake scale tensions. I would get some piano wire from Schaff I think they go down to .009"
Tim
Or I could send her some.




--- On Thu, 12/3/09, Martin Snow <martinsnowpianos at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Martin Snow <martinsnowpianos at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Fw: [CAUT] Sperrhake Harpsichord wire
> To: timpianos at yahoo.com
> Date: Thursday, December 3, 2009, 8:14 PM
> any thoughts,
> .....martin
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> From: Barbara
> Richmond <piano57 at comcast.net>
> To: caut
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> Sent: Thu,
> December 3, 2009 8:03:15 PM
> Subject:
> [CAUT] Sperrhake Harpsichord wire
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> p {margin:0;}Hi list,
> 
> I'm having some trouble installing replacement strings
> on a Sperrhake harpsichord.  The wires that came out
> were .009".  I tried a number of things (different
> size wires, making sure the angle to the nut was good), but
> the wire always broke when it got close to pitch.  A
> friend suggested I was using the wrong type of wire, so when
> I got home, I checked out the Instrument Workshop
> website.  It seems I probably am using the wrong type
> of wire, since my supply is from my Zuckermann service
> kit.  I have sent an email to the Instrument Workshop,
> but was wondering if any of you would know the scale of the
> instrument.  The notes are d4 & d#4 (piano-speak)
> on the 4', but it would be handy to have the whole
> scale--4'
>  & 8'.  (On the web I found someone in
> Australia selling copies of a Sperrhake owners manual, but
> I'm not sure it's for this model.)  
> 
> I'd also be happy to know if you know what type of wire
> I should be using.  
> 
> Well, one thing for sure, I got a lot of practice making
> tails and winding the strings on the tuning pins today!
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Barbara Richmond, RPT
> near Peoria, Illinois  
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