Harpsichord Photo Home
This is a site for sharing photographs and specifications of instruments that belong to members of HPSCHD-L.
Owners/contributors are listed on the left side of every web page on this site.
Owners/contributors are listed on the left side of every web page on this site.
Procedures
While this page is offered as a service to HPSCHD-L subscribers and is intended to supplement and enhance list discussions, its administration remains separate and distinct from that of the list and neither the list owners nor the University at Albany has any control over the contents of these pages. Read the rules. If you don't understand them, contact the site host. Review the photographs and specifications on this site to achieve an understanding as to acceptable content. Using the same userid as used on the HPSCHD-L ListServ, submit your photo file(s) and instrument description/specs to the following Email link:Rules
This web site is provided for the exclusive use of members of the HPSCHD-L ListServ. The rules are simple: This is a non-commercial site. There will be no direct selling on this site. Any known violators of this policy will be shamed by the site host on the HPSCHD-L ListServ, and removed from this site without prior notice.
- No prices will be listed, and no commercial messages will be included.
- Featured instruments that are not the personal property or product of he who submits the photo/specs, or are not the property of an instutution (school or church) and under the supervision of he who submits the photo/specs, will not be included. Beyond a forum of indicating an owners pride in what he plucks daily, the emphasis is on design, technique, and execution.
- Photographs of public performances will be accepted for publication. To make sure we don't violate anyone's privacy, the performers will be identified only if the contributor assures the site host that the performance was advertised to the public, along with the names of the performers. Program information, publically available information on the performers, and information on the instruments will be published as available. The name and EMail address of the HPSCHD-L member contributor will also be published.
- The site is maintained by a volunteer when time is available.
- When your specifications and photo(s) are posted on the Internet, anyone can copy them using the popular web browsers and well documented procedures. Accordingly, if you don't want someone to make a copy of your stuff, don't send it.
- Each member will get a subdirectory on the site host's file server, and that subdirectory will include one or more web pages and one or more picture files. The site host will determine the page layout and if additional pages are required.
- Photos should be of excellent quality and must be scanned or shot via digicam by the owner/contributor. Digital files should be presented as "high quality" JPEG files (the site owner will optimize these for web display using PhotoShop) that should be at least 800 pixels in width. Generally, there is a maximum of four photos per instrument and a maximum of two instruments per owner/contributor.
- Each owner/contributor must agree to have his name and EMail address (the same EMail address that is on record with HPSCHD-L) published on his photo page: exceptions will be made to the publishing of the EMail address on a case-by-case basis. Any EMail address that is published will be protected by JavaScript code to protect it from spammer scans. If the owner/contributor has his name concealed via the SET HPSCHD-L CONCEAL command, that action must be reversed to allow the site host to verify membership in HPSCHD-L.
- The site host is that final authority of what gets published. The intent is to maintain high quality of the presentations. Time premitting, the site host may make minor color and/or composition adjustments; however, owners and contributors are encouraged to use PhotoShop or similar tools if available to assure good color balance, proper croping, etc. All photos will be reduced to a standard width of 580 pixels if possible.
- Because this site is done on a time-available basis, speedy turnaround can not be assured. ListServ members can not expect "near real time" response; that is, response that would be supportive of an active thread on the ListServ. Those desiring to use this facility should think strategically, not tactically. If you wish to present an argument on the ListServ and have it illustrated with a group of photos, work with the site host to publish this in advance of presenting your argument. And in this light, "how to" pictures with supporting narrative are encouraged.
- Owners and contributors hold the site host harmless for any perceved or actual commissions or omissions with regard for the operation of this site.
- Any claim for damages made against the site host will be limited to the amount of funds actually paid by the owner or contributor to the site host. Please refer to next rule.
- This is a free site. Please refer to previous rule.