[CAUT] Zuckermann harps. project

Robert Murphy rmurphy at oberlin.edu
Sun Feb 21 17:03:20 MST 2010



> From: Robert Murphy <rmurphy at oberlin.edu>
> Date: February 21, 2010 3:02:55 PM EST
> To: Donald McKechnie <dmckech at ithaca.edu>
> Subject: Fwd:  Zuckermann harps.
>
> Hi Don,
>
> Interesting you should think of this...   Last January Term (Winter  
> Term here at Oberlin) we built 6 clavichords with a group of about a  
> dozen students.  Richard Auber, owner of Zuckermann Harps. came out  
> to get us going with the first week of the month-long project and I  
> took it to completion.  Perhaps he could do something similar with  
> your class.  I couldn't speak more highly of Richard as a teacher  
> and craftsman to work with.  I can talk with you more about this  
> later.
>
> All best,
> Robert
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Robert A. Murphy
> Piano Technician & Curator of Fortepianos
> Oberlin Conservatory of Music
> cell:    517.285.3269
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>>
>>
>>> -------- Original Message --------
>>> Subject: [CAUT] harpsichord class
>>> From: Donald McKechnie <dmckech at ithaca.edu>
>>> Date: Thu, February 18, 2010 4:25 pm
>>> To: caut at ptg.org
>>>
>>>
>>> List,
>>>
>>> Our dean donated a Zuckermann kit to the school. He got it years ago
>>> and never found the time to tackle the project. The harpsichord
>>> professor and I had a talked recently about how and when to put this
>>> kit together. We came up with the idea of offering a one time class
>>> that would cover building the kit along with construction theory,
>>> history, etc. We would team teach the class. It looks like we will  
>>> be
>>> allowed to offer this class during the Spring 2011 semester.
>>>
>>> I'm wondering if anybody out there has done a similar project? If  
>>> so,
>>> I'd like to pick your brain a bit. Any other comments and  
>>> suggestions
>>> welcome. We hope to put together an outline of the class within the
>>> next several weeks.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>> Don
>>>
>>> Donald McKechnie
>>> Piano Technician
>>> Ithaca College
>>> dmckech at ithaca.edu
>>> 607.274.3908

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