Kottick Edward L. The Harpsichord Owner's Guide (0807843881)
Kottick presents technical information in an accessible, but entertaining, way: the forms and styles of harpsichords, advice on purchasing decisions, maintenance techniques (such as voicing, regulating, and changing strings, tongues, plectra, springs, and dampers), aids in troubleshooting common problems, and detailed instructions on tuning and temperament. As builder of some thirty keyboard instruments, Kottick is well qualified to speak on the subject. Uses previously classified documents to reveal the broad Austrian support of Hitler's Reich, particularly its anti-Semitic policies. Among the groups examined are the Austrian Nazi Party, the industrial working class, the Catholic Church, and the farming
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