Ed, You idiot...you use your fingers of course, unless of course it has one stuck in a hole somewhere on the instrument. I can't tell you where at this time...I'll get back to you...;-] D.I. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf > Of Ed Carwithen > Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2000 9:26 PM > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Harpsichord > > > OK guys and gals: > > Please don't laugh, or remind me of how incompetent I am for > asking but.... > > How do I tune a harpsichord? I just got asked to tune for a university > chamber series. Would love to worm my way into the music department as > their piano technician, especially because they have just replaced all the > old beaters with new pianos. > > I don't have the proper tool (isn't it called a key?), so will have to > get one. What will go wrong? Do I use ET or one of the HT's? A=440??? > What happens when a string breaks (I understand that is a concern with > harpsichords)? > > Am I an idiot for thinking that tuning pianos prepares me for tuning a > harpsichord? > > > Ed Carwithen > John Day, OR > >
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