VOICING & REGULATION SUMMER CLASS WITH ALLAN WINKLER

Renowned harpsichord builder Allan Winkler offers a ‘must do’ course this summer for harpsichordists wanting to learn how to do basic instrument repairs. The class covers voicing and regulation of a double manual harpsichord with three registers, 2×8′, and 1×4′. Topics will include: requilling wood and plastic jacks with Delrin (white acetal plastic) plectra; assembly of wood jacks and repair of plastic jacks; how to set plectra length and shape plectra to set voicing levels; coupler adjustment, timing, and regulating three registers; setting key dip and touch; an introduction to selecting and treating feather, and voicing with quill; the basic metallurgy of harpsichord wire and how to loop and replace strings. On one evening there will be an optional visit to Allan Winkler’s harpsichord workshop in Medford for a closeup look at harpsichord-making tools and techniques and new and antique instruments.

Full details at: https://nbss.edu/news-events/news-stories/harpsichord-voicing-regulation-course/

Dates: The class is being offered twice during August – from August 5 through August 9 and from August 19 through August 23.
Hours: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Price: $1040
Instructor: Allan Winkler
Teaching Assistant: Louis Del Bene PT ’06, PA ’07
Venue: North Bennet Street School, 150 North Street, Boston, MA 02109

Class sizes are limited and will fill quickly – we recommend registering soon.