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Re: iron or brass
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Andrew Bernard <[log in to unmask]>
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Harpsichords and Related Topics <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 5 Feb 2016 23:39:50 +1100
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Measure the length of the c'’ string (or where it would be, pin to pin). The scaling will give it to you. [Brass scaling is considerably shorter than iron. Exact scale depends on pitch, more or less.]

Andrew


On 5 February 2016 at 23:19:42, Vincent Ho ([log in to unmask]) 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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