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Sorry David, wish I could come but no time or money.  :(

As an agnostic I'd like to remark that the christian god and the islamic alah are not one and the same. Alah is muhammad's puppet creation, he constantly abbrogated verses over his entire prophetic career with violent ones superceeding the peaceful ones to suit his political strategies and to coveniently justify any of his actions. Now really, what kind of god needs to abbrogate verses and can't make up his/her/its mind on one single set of commandments? How many of you have studied the qur'an and the hadiths? Have you even seen that islam had only one prophet who served nothing but his own interests?

http://kitmantv.blogspot.com/2008/12/islam-what-west-needs-to-know.html

If you've watched that documentary, then let me say the following: There is no such thing as radical islam, moderate islam or political islam. Those terms are inventions by politically correct cowards who give no proper appreciation towards the situation. Islam is islam. And this is the real face of it, as muhammad left it. Irony being there are many Muslims who would rather reform than let the sickening tyranny from some contriver from over 1400 years ago carry on. However since there was only "one true prophet" that will never ever happen. (And please don't get worked up and all angry of my opinion until you've actually watched that video). The purpose of my remark is not to offend anybody, but to inform of a very serious issue that almost no government pays any true attention to.

I personally believe you take what you get. You don't need to be a believer to be a good musician at the heart. Anyone who opposes secular musicians are blinded by prejudice and arrogance on every level.

Lets hope that fortune smiles upon us...  :'(

I agree with Tony. If I had space I'd be happy to take it as well.

I hope someone else with a warm heart can help it.

Yes, well the only thing I plan to use a Harpsichord for is baroque keyboard works and to help me with the studying of baroque materials. 'New' repertoire isn't my cup of tea. ;)

The old harpsichords had a very metalic sound, as opposed to the authentic styled ones. I think the reason they brought the old style of construction back is for both musical reasons as much as for that of the Authentic school.

Thanks again.

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Quote from: Crosivda101 on March 27, 2010, 09:30:49 PM
What I need is a good Rucker's styled harpsichord, two manuals with some nice stops preferably. But the only setback is I have very little money to spend on such luxuries. If anyone ever hears something about someone wanting to 'do away' with any harpsichord, please do drop a note by here.

Hi!

Certainly I'll keep my eyes peeled.

There are often harpsichords for sale on ebay but there are two hitches:
(1) the 1960s ones often have leather plectra which are now brittle and beyond the end of their useful life and need replacing. Professionals drill a slot through the leather and insert a delrin plectra - I've been quoted £300 per rank for this. I started such a job myself and made a lot of work for myself and will probably make new tongues.
(2) even if the instrument is theoretically fine, all 2nd hand harpsichords need regulation and it's time consuming to adjust - so one has to be prepared to spend some time on them . . .  :)

There was an instrument at my son's school which had not been used in 30 years on account of being too complicated to maintain. It turned out that it had a structural fault. I offered to get it going again - it was 6 days work and four figures for help from a furniture restorer and a friendly harpsichord specialist to help regulation and adjustment.

Best wishes

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Hi,

The current items on ebay are not to my liking I'm afraid. Also, the older Harpsichords built in the 60's were modern styled ones, like those used by the great Karl Richter (which aren't to my liking either). What I'm looking for is a genuine Baroque styled instrument. A full length harpsichord with a vibrant tone.

Certainly, I am fully aware of the fact that once I get one it will require some tender loving care either way, but it's well worth it. Certainly, it will also provide me with a chance to experiment and study the art of tuning more frequently. I'm one that wouldn't rely on modern technology either, just the good old ear should do the trick!  ;)

Cheers

I've recently taken a deep interest in period performance. I even procured a copy of CPE Bach's "Essay on the true art of playing keyboard instruments". At the moment I'm trying to get my hands on a one manual Harpsichord in a local church, as in borrowing it since it's being stored there by the original owner who lacks space for it. But there's no solid guarantee that I'll get it and for how long. What I need is a good Rucker's styled harpsichord, two manuals with some nice stops preferably. But the only setback is I have very little money to spend on such luxuries. If anyone ever hears something about someone wanting to 'do away' with any harpsichord, please do drop a note by here.

Cheers.