Have you inquired of Stephen Birkett? His "P- wire" is the best and most
historically accurate, and he is also very knowledgeable about historical
stringing schedules.  I had my French double harpsichord and Dulcken
fortepiano restrung with his wire, and it was transforming -- as was also
repinning the bridge and nut with softer brass pins.  The two together
produce a much more focused, longer-lasting tone.


*Dr. Carol lei Breckenridge*
*Professor Emeritus, Central College*
*6100 Textile Rd.*
*Ypsilanti MI 48197-8990 USA*
*515-419-9582*

On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 4:30 PM, Chris Vandekerkhove <
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> Dear members,
>
>
>
> I have to restring a Hubbard harpsichord which has a very long scale. I
> already had some discussion with other people and it seems that in the
> treble I'll get in trouble using the more authentic wires available. Are
> there any reasonable alternative wires for stringing the treble? FYI, here
> are the sounding lengths in millimeter of the longest 8', pitch is a1 = 415
> Hz:
>
>
>
>
> Nr
>
> Note
>
> Hz
>
> Length
>
>
> 1
>
> FF
>
> 41
>
> 1 764
>
>
> 2
>
> FF#
>
> 44
>
> 1 751
>
>
> 3
>
> GG
>
> 46
>
> 1 736
>
>
> 4
>
> GG#
>
> 49
>
> 1 720
>
>
> 5
>
> AA
>
> 52
>
> 1 697
>
>
> 6
>
> BBb
>
> 55
>
> 1 672
>
>
> 7
>
> BB
>
> 58
>
> 1 643
>
>
> 8
>
> C
>
> 62
>
> 1 611
>
>
> 9
>
> C#
>
> 65
>
> 1 576
>
>
> 10
>
> D
>
> 69
>
> 1 538
>
>
> 11
>
> Eb
>
> 73
>
> 1 502
>
>
> 12
>
> E
>
> 78
>
> 1 465
>
>
> 13
>
> F
>
> 82
>
> 1 428
>
>
> 14
>
> F#
>
> 87
>
> 1 391
>
>
> 15
>
> G
>
> 92
>
> 1 355
>
>
> 16
>
> G#
>
> 98
>
> 1 319
>
>
> 17
>
> A
>
> 104
>
> 1 281
>
>
> 18
>
> Bb
>
> 110
>
> 1 244
>
>
> 19
>
> B
>
> 116
>
> 1 208
>
>
> 20
>
> c
>
> 123
>
> 1 173
>
>
> 21
>
> c#
>
> 131
>
> 1 134
>
>
> 22
>
> d
>
> 138
>
> 1 097
>
>
> 23
>
> eb
>
> 147
>
> 1 059
>
>
> 24
>
> e
>
> 155
>
> 1 023
>
>
> 25
>
> f
>
> 165
>
> 985
>
>
> 26
>
> f#
>
> 174
>
> 947
>
>
> 27
>
> g
>
> 185
>
> 912
>
>
> 28
>
> g#
>
> 196
>
> 876
>
>
> 29
>
> a
>
> 208
>
> 838
>
>
> 30
>
> bb
>
> 220
>
> 802
>
>
> 31
>
> b
>
> 233
>
> 764
>
>
> 32
>
> c1
>
> 247
>
> 729
>
>
> 33
>
> c1#
>
> 261
>
> 692
>
>
> 34
>
> d1
>
> 277
>
> 658
>
>
> 35
>
> e1b
>
> 293
>
> 623
>
>
> 36
>
> e1
>
> 311
>
> 592
>
>
> 37
>
> f1
>
> 329
>
> 561
>
>
> 38
>
> f1#
>
> 349
>
> 531
>
>
> 39
>
> g1
>
> 370
>
> 503
>
>
> 40
>
> g1#
>
> 392
>
> 476
>
>
> 41
>
> a1
>
> 415
>
> 450
>
>
> 42
>
> b1b
>
> 440
>
> 426
>
>
> 43
>
> b1
>
> 466
>
> 403
>
>
> 44
>
> c2
>
> 494
>
> 380
>
>
> 45
>
> c2#
>
> 523
>
> 359
>
>
> 46
>
> d2
>
> 554
>
> 339
>
>
> 47
>
> e2b
>
> 587
>
> 321
>
>
> 48
>
> e2
>
> 622
>
> 305
>
>
> 49
>
> f2
>
> 659
>
> 288
>
>
> 50
>
> f2#
>
> 698
>
> 275
>
>
> 51
>
> g2
>
> 739
>
> 258
>
>
> 52
>
> g2#
>
> 783
>
> 246
>
>
> 53
>
> a2
>
> 830
>
> 234
>
>
> 54
>
> b2b
>
> 879
>
> 223
>
>
> 55
>
> b2
>
> 932
>
> 212
>
>
> 56
>
> c3
>
> 987
>
> 202
>
>
> 57
>
> c3#
>
> 1 046
>
> 194
>
>
> 58
>
> d3
>
> 1 108
>
> 185
>
>
> 59
>
> e3b
>
> 1 174
>
> 176
>
>
> 60
>
> e3
>
> 1 244
>
> 167
>
>
> 61
>
> f3
>
> 1 318
>
> 161
>
>
> 62
>
> f3# (transpo)
>
> 1 396
>
> 153
>
>
>
> Greetings,
>
>
>
> Chris.
>
>
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