Harpsichord tuning

[Andrew and Rebeca Anderson]

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Whew, are you going to have brass wire that quickly?

Andrew Anderson

At 03:03 PM 2/15/2006, you wrote:
>Thanks Dave!
>
>This is very helpful information.
>I was planing to use the SAT II. This is a duel manual keyboard. any 
>further advice would be appreciated?
>The customer said it was his Aunts and has not been tuned in 20 
>years... Oh boy...
>I'm tuning and replacing some strings on Saturday.
>
>Best,
>
>Aart
>
>On Feb 15, 2006, at 2:31 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>>AArt, the harpsichords I have built and tuned have all had about 
>>zero inharmonicity.  Octaves can be tuned easily with no "stretch" 
>>as in pianos.  If you would take FAC inharmonicity readings with a 
>>SAT, the numbers basically all come out to zero.  Makes 
>>harpsichords a lot easier to tune than pianos.
>
>>
>>Dave Smith
>
>>SW FL
>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: Aart in America Piano Services
>>>To: Pianotech List
>>>Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 10:52 AM
>>>Subject: Re: Harpsichord tuning
>>>
>>>Good morning Avery and to All,
>>>
>>>Many Thanks to you ALL. I truly appreciate your time and help.
>>>
>>>Avery, could you please explain the adjustable Keyboard procedure?
>>>
>>>Is it a knee lever or foot pedal that shifts the Keyboard and what 
>>>is its function?
>>>
>>>Pitch shift or dampening?
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>Aart
>>>
>>>PS any company recommendations for string purchase for this instrument.
>>>
>>>
>>>On Feb 14, 2006, at 10:59 PM, Avery wrote:
>>>
>>>>Aart,
>>>>
>>>>No, your regular tuning hammer will not fit! However, I've done a 
>>>>lot of harpsichord tunings and have yet to know of one that 
>>>>didn't have a tuning hammer that came with it. Now, whether it's 
>>>>there or not when you get there to tune it is another story! :-) 
>>>>I ALWAYS make sure first!
>>>>
>>>>There's also two possibilities of tuning pins. One is the one 
>>>>which is similar to a regular piano tuning pin, except smaller! 
>>>>(Which I MUCH prefer!) The other is a rectangular type which 
>>>>needs a special tuning lever. We have one of those at the 
>>>>university and I DON'T like it!
>>>>
>>>>Thankfully, our Fortepiano reproduction has the "regular" tuning 
>>>>pin. Much easier to tune. IMO.
>>>>
>>>>BTW, make sure you know what pitch level they want (415 or 440). 
>>>>And what temperament? Is it an "adjustable" keyboard? Do you know 
>>>>how to shift it, if necessary?
>>>>
>>>>Tuning a harpsichord "can" be much more complicated than tuning a 
>>>>"normal" piano! :-)
>>>>
>>>>Avery
>>>>
>>>>At 07:51 PM 2/14/2006, you wrote:
>>>>>Hello All.
>>>>>
>>>>>I received a call to tune a Harpsichord (dual manual keyboard 
>>>>>Sperrhake Passau made in Germany).
>>>>>
>>>>>My First, will my tuning hammer fit the pins? if not I'll order 
>>>>>the correct tip or hammer.
>>>>>
>>>>>Any advice is greatly appreciated and thanks to ALL who 
>>>>>responded to my post regarding  Bluthner tunings.
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>>Aart
>>>>>
>>>>>Aart in America Piano Services
>>>>>Hoboken, N.J.  07030
>>>>>201 406 2594
>>>>>aartinamerica@optonline.net
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