One nice thing about harpsichords is that they're portable. Just about every harpsichord in the world weighs well under 200 pounds, and two people who know what they're doing can move one up and down stairs, into and out of houses and rehearsal spaces without too much trouble -- if one of those people has a dolly. Up to now I've used someone else's dolly when I needed to move an instrument, but yesterday I built one of my own. Pretty straightforward process -- cut 2x4's to the right length, nail them together, attach wheels and carpeting. But anything involving the table saw is a bit scary, and making sure the wheels don't wobble is a bit fussy, and overall it took a lot longer to assemble than I thought it would.
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