Fred, Neupert does rebuilding however the are in Germany. They have been helpful for me in the past. Their website is www.jc-neupert.de Contact: Maria Göller or Mr Neupert jc-neupert at arcor.de Best, Gerry Cousins > From: fssturm at unm.edu > To: caut at ptg.org > Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:40:09 -0600 > Subject: Re: [CAUT] harpsichords > > > On Apr 15, 2010, at 2:27 PM, rwest1 at unl.edu wrote: > > > Can anyone give me information about the status of Sabathil and > > Neupert harpsichords? Are the companies still building > > harpsichords? Do they do rebuilding? Are the instruments worth > > rebuilding? A small university nearby has one of each brand. The > > Sabthil is totally non-functioning and the Neupert registers are > > trapped in the gap. I'm not sure I want to tackle either. Who > > works on these hybrid harpsichords? > > > > Richard West > > Both still in business: > http://www.sabathilandson.com/ > http://www.jc-neupert.de/e/ > Neupert does restoration. Don't know about Sabathil (email and ask). > Whether they are worth rebuilding depends a lot on the particular year > and design. I service two Sabathils, the more recent of which (mid > 90s) isn't too bad. The earlier one (probably 70s) is one I wouldn't > consider rebuilding. Among other things, they used foam rubber for > such things as the jack rail and the buff stop, not to mention utterly > ridiculously difficult design - string levels for the 4', 8' and 16' > are about an inch apart from one another (that 16' bridge is > enormous), all the smaller strings go through notches in the larger > bridges (4' strings go through notches in both 8' and 16') to reach > hitch pins in the metal frame. An utter nightmare to do any work on, > let alone a full restoration. > Neupert has also changed design, toward historic principles, over the > years. > Regards, > Fred Sturm > fssturm at unm.edu > http://www.createculture.org/profile/FredSturm > http://www.youtube.com/fredsturm > http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/FredSturm > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20100415/8583f91c/attachment.htm>
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