I have recently acquired a Zukerman harpsichord that has two stops (8’ + 4’) however both stops are stuck and I do not know what I could do to resolve that problem. Any ideas on how this could be fixed?

Hi,

I've moved to the US over a decade ago, and I have a harpsichord back in France.

Unfortunately, I can't keep it stored in its current location much longer. Does anyone have experience, or advice, when it comes to moving such an instrument across continents?

I've tried to reach out to a few people I thought would be able to help me, but they either never got back to me, or were not able to provide guidance.

Appreciate the help
Thx

[EDIT] I've since learned that there is a law in the US that bans the import or export of any ivory on any item made after 1976. So I'm SOL either way.

Otherwise, there are international moving companies, and 2 different people have mentioned using FedEx (with varying amount of damage during transit)

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