The usual way to get a handle on it is the amount of foreshortening in
the bass. The Obici is extreme. We strung it in brass, then with Voss
wire, and now have it in P-wire, which sounds great.

I dont know any way to pin down those with less foreshortening than the
Obici, 

If you have a choicem you might have a preferred pitch, which would
affect the choice.

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On Fri, Feb 5, 2016, at 07:19, Vincent Ho wrote:
> How can you tell if an Italian is designed or iron strung vs brass strung
> if 
> there is absolutely no info about a completely unstrung instrument?
> Harpsichord 
> is otherwise completely built (tuning pins set, bridge pins set, etc
> etc).
> 
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