>Well, first 16' is very non traditional. No one made a harpsichord with a 16' >stop except a very few pedal boxes played with the feet. > > Newton I agree that they are certainly non traditional but they are not uncommon. We have a couple of old Sperrhakes that have the 16'. I understand that it was fashionable for awhile around the sixties or so. I looked through what supplies we still have (we have not used these birds in years but I can't seem to get rid of them) and there is nothing that might help. Try contacting any current harpsichord builder and ask them for advice or see if the Early Music shop in Boston is still around. Try searching the web. Good luck, chris -- Christopher D. Purdy R.P.T. School of Music, Ohio University Athens, Ohio 45701 (740) 593-1656 fax (740) 593-1429 purdy@ohiou.edu
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