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worked. And there
books on �7 ;',.
�eb�i o f + (tided write a � ittle book° Very simple
- and nothing very technical."
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The book Jan Albarda .wrote 'is.
titled, "Wood, Wire and Quill". He
recognized the need for such a work
because, as he says, after an eclipse
of nearly twit hundr+sd gears the
harpsichord hasreturneddto°become
a favored instrument :hiMusical
performances, ranging • from
baroque suites to fmodern Jazz.=
Albarda points out that people own
harpsichords today who a decade
ago had scarcely heard of the .in-
strument. In the book he gives- the
history of the harpsichord -from its.
desire to.. be contemporary in his
;ekes. , ` gs.-.an lntrinea+e and sag. Many of these "
desire for nno. As
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says.he is do*.i'k ,�, •_
things with I..�.
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shortcomings of
that you can't nasi
you strike a key i
get the sameton
technique . or mei. T
sichordcan have a*ateent e. .,
as thepiano loudand soft
Albania =Oath sy.""I made a jack
for the harpsichord which ,reacts : tO
the touch on the key and as fad: as I
know, this is the first time this
feature has been invented." . He is
planning on getting the technique
patented.
After making ,99 different . in- sichor�
`at'.'.1'f . iichora
"'ofely, lit -yon Conlin
`One:
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nal
faha
�fa. •s
He says the eo instruments
belong to different nil'es and each
requires 'its ., a.B . technique .. of
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as! pr n iti`re
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even area
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s With your glue gun,. you earn, fur=:s
tiler�d your iihorizOnS `wig"
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Jan►.ltlbard�r'a he)ief in . th@, barohdes, picture frames -and noel
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- earliest forms to its present-day strurnents,
reconstruction and .innovations. It is tmany'°siu'�hojl
1►e
pieces in wlt�Ch" • eY have" 5ic.
not only a history of an instrument,found homes. He made de Dine that.,�arau
but a description and evaluation of
one of the most important periods in
; western music.
• Labor is the big thing in building
harpsichords. The materials, now,
arenot a di€ficulty. Albarda says
even getting the kind of wood. e
wants is not a probli
doesn't play that in,
when you have a
price ..of $4,000 ..Thi
four feet, six;,inches_io
Toronto. One fs in Ala.
Newfoundland In: fief
from coast to coast andn
to the United, States. Qe
Europe, ..on a mountan
nerd
pe has many
:once. very.go
of course Iii
01 Canada is
ere. stet:
fto
there, have:'
pt!(hns ` at
3t Wjt
a�
labor "
But when
- instrutnen 4Vair
,out whatma
4At the tf1..,,, vs�s•
harpsichord liy
• States and ; • ,
sayifryf''Lgyyl: gg�
p�hordfr; an
to know, _+s
used," he
"I got
of thorn.
mudi youre
know t vx
Bicho
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Is not std
°vein
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tarp
iat.the i
-Unlit_ can
dated- ftirnishln n+c e,
plugin _that mac
�P lfeat a
iue gun and have a fr
y�(
e are . Cofsadei
.e
4befit-W-'
o0t hotnte
amu storage, mainly)••shot are
a oft .ezpen
red pieces, tO name a °fear,
.a
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*an't take them with'you,
ii can't. rearrange them: •
Ttey are sometimes expen-
The expense- issue is obv ous t'
important - to you but. it is . also
complex to asseFurniture can
be :every bit -as expensive asb uilt-
rns. = Mueh depends on how Jon
An intendg
?'� live in your borne.
Generally,. if you thunk::yon• ;will
move soon, bidlt-ins are probably
not of h the hassle and expense
#or `the Uncertain amount . hey
add to the value of your
home,
the. other hand, if you intend
ut awhile, built-ins mightyob ' matey in alternative
id maintenance, ;not
:gible benefits'li'ke
in your quality of
rahtlJJ
re muscle roost" tw�r h!f , his
li ds €rite always at the
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