Remove all legs from the stand, and screw them into their normal positions
to support the table. Begin with the three legs along the spine, now at
floor level, so the table does not overbalance.
All Louis XVI turned and fluted legs are interchangeable, but if you
have a simple leg without flutes or gold, that should be positioned along
the spine.
Louis XV cabriole legs are unique, and must be fitted to their correct
location in the table.
The stand can now be turned upright to rest on its six legs. The harpsichord
must be slid carefully into the table from the unmoulded, spine side. This
is easiest keeping the spine side of the instrument and the spine side
of the stand parallel to each other. In other words, the cheek of the harpsichord
is slid onto the table well before the tail end even touches the stand. |
