Chris wrote:

> I'm reviving an elder harpsichord. What still troubles me is the sound I
> hear when the jack comes back down on the keyboard: there is a definite
> "thunk" to be heard.

If this is a double-manual harpsichord, another possible source of noise 
on the upper manual (or on the lower when coupled up) is the 
upper-manual keylevers bouncing on the coupler dogs. IMO there needs to 
be a tiny bit of lost motion on the coupler to prevent this. P.

-- 
Peter Bavington
Clavichord Maker
291 Sprowston Mews
LONDON
E7 9AE
www.peter-bavington.co.uk

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