Considering the restrictive nature of guild regulations, I find it interesting to consider that many modern harpsichord makers who fabricate pretty much everything for the instrument, including metal parts like bridge pins and tuning pins, and also do the decorative work, would not have been permitted to carry out some of these tasks back in the old days.  In our attempts to be historical, we are actually a bit un-historical!

BM

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