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Hi Paul, I would greatly appreciate any help as to the proper restoration of this instrument. I will certainly need the right strings and I'm missing one...
Thanks Larry. I'll check them out. Joe ... From: LM To: HistoricalHarp@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 8:25 AM Subject: Re: [HistoricalHarp]...
Do you belong to 'Antique Pedal Harps' yahoo group there some a members who have repaired harps like yours. Mike Parker might be able to come up with some...
Hi, Joseph, I've restored three crochet action harps, and have another in-process. I may have some parts that would work on yours. Interchangeability was not...
Thanks Bob, I will look there for more information. I really need a good source for replacing the petals and strings. Joe ... From: Robert Pacey To:...
Hi Joe If you could email me your snail mail address at pkharpguy@..., I can send you some articles on stringing for historical pedal harps and string...
Hi Maria! You might to also pot this on the forums at www.harpcolumn.com. It seems like the kind of thing Renie's students or grandstudents might have, and...
Hi Paul, Â Would it be possible to place those articles and charts in the groups "files"? If not, might I beg to be CC'd for the email? Such things are of...
Hi Tim These articles, by Mike Parker and Jaap Keppel, are from some years back. I only have them in hard copy, and I don't have a scanner. However, if you...
Item # 300650918742 on ebay looks like a 26 string Ghent style harp. The seller has no clue they are not a musician so they are calling it a harpsycle. It...
Evening, all, Have any of you heard of Imperial harp strings? They were gut and made in Germany, likely in the late 1800s and to some date before the War in...
What kinds of harps were these strings used on? Just curious... From: Jennifer <harpy@...> To: HistoricalHarp@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, February...
I'm a litte behind the power curve here, but ... String color was not standardized until the 20th century, but the familiar red, white & blue scheme dates back...
Okay, it's not an historical harp, but I think most harpists can identify with her problem: http://www.ifc.com/portlandia/videos/portlandia-small-hatchback ...
CRINGE The worst time for me was when my wagon broke down and I had a gig. It was on a Sunday and the car rental places were closed. My roommate offered to...
Apologies for the bandwidth, but could you e-mail me offlist, Ron? (Assuming you're still here to read this :-D) Thanks-- D.Peters "Thaes ofereode, thisses swa...
/Dear Friends,/ /We would like to invite you to listen to our concert recorded during the Sligo Festival of Baroque Music October 2011./ /It will be broadcast...
A 1920 L&H harp just came in with its original soundboard ripped apart, the victim of excessive string tension. We get a couple of early pedal harps like this...
I will be teaching several harp classes at the "Texas Toot this summer. Students come from all over the US, so you'll be sure to make some new friends! Therese...
The conference schedule and registration form are now available at: http://www.historicalharps.org/Conference_2012.html There are no dorms at the 68th Street...
Hi Paul, I had to move a gig around a bit, but it looks like I can come to HHS in June. I still need to check in and see if I can stay at my mother's (near...
Did the Egan on Ebay only have 15 strings for one built c1820? What does that say about what sort of music was played, and if it was melody only and then...
Hello everyone. Firstly we have a yahoo group for Egan harps, with pictures etc but we could do with a few more members. I think the harp on ebay is the bottom...
Hello Bob, I was unaware of the Egan Yahoo group. See you there soon. I originally posted this because it was so unusual. I thought it likely that it was some...
An unusual instrument came into the shop for restoration. Before I start on it, I am trying to gather as much information as I can. It is a 38-string,...