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Hi, I'm new here to this list. I'm having a Gothic bray harp built, designed after the one at the Boston MFA, which dates to 1700. My background has been...
I have never figured this out either but I think you want pure fifths, not pure thirds. Thirds are pretty complex. ... From: "Maria" <anamchara42@...>...
You might have a look at Margo Schulter's articles on Pythagorean tuning at http://www.medieval.org/emfaq/harmony/pyth.html "Just" a suggestion. Pat _____ ...
A quick way to do it by fifths is: sound g', then tune up a 5th to d" then tune down an octave to d then up a 5th to a then up another 5th to e' then down an...
And when you're tuning, listen for sympathetic ringing. If you play a note, then immediately still it, and the string a fifth above it sounds, that's a sign...
... The easiest and fastes way to tune it to mean tone by ear is probably this. I will explain how to do it in C. Tune A to the tuning fork. Tune F as a pure...
At 16:46 03.12.2007 -0700, you wrote: If you are tuning to mean tone, it is important to keep the fifths narrow, and not pure. With pure fifths it is...
Yes. I thought the pure fifths in the previous posts are "pythagorean tuning" which is different than mean-tone. I think it depends upon what kind of music...
Dover editions has an inexpensive book titled 'Tuning and Temperament- a Historical Survey' by J. Murray Barbour that might help to bring understanding to this...
At 13:09 04.12.2007 +0000, you wrote: Yes, it all depends on what music you want to play and also on the instrument. If thirds are important in the music,...
Quite right – got my wires crossed. Pat _____ From: HistoricalHarp@yahoogroups.com [mailto:HistoricalHarp@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Kåre A. Lie Sent:...
... I find quarter-comma meantone very satisfying on the harp. I like the sweetness of the pure thirds, and the instrument seems more resonant. (I think Kare...
Hello all. I'm trying to use the strong-weak, "Good finger Bad finger" technique, as described by Andrew Lawrence-King, on my gut strung harp, and must say it...
This has been a good discussion of a very confusing topic! In our age of equal-temperament tuning, not to mention electronic tuners that we can set so that all...
At 17:04 06.12.2007 -0500, you wrote: Yes, trying to understand intervals and harmonies can lead us into quite a lot of intricate mathematics. But it really...
Ah, but it was God Himself, or Herself, or Yrself, whatever. Look at powers of two, all even, and powers of three, all odd. How can Two and Three even speak...
I found another resource so I could actually hear the differences between historical tunings. On this website is a free software to hear the differences...
Hi all just wanted to thank all who offered suggestions for fixing my Ghent harp with a loose soundboard. I did hear from Catherine Campbell and we decided I...
Ok I have hung around various harp maker websites, but where do I find listings of used harps for sale? I am hoping to find a nice ~21 string bray lap harp...
Oops, I should clarify...I am in Colorado, US...I have been looking at companies in Europe but the Dollar is so weak that I am hoping to find a harp closer to...
Hi Karin,? I tried them last year when I was looking and they told me they never have used bray harps.? I found my used Campbell harp by contacting Harper...
Just spotted a Gothic Bray harp at the Early Music Shop used instruments page but it looks like the brays are on the bottom two octaves only. 56 strings,...
On Wed, 19 Dec 2007, mibirdsong@... wrote: [wrt EMS] ... Odd--my first Gothic harp was a 23-string Hobrough bray harp which I bought used from EMS.... I've...
Hi, Karin. Try Kolacny Music on South Broadway in Denver. http://www.kolacnymusic.com <http://www.kolacnymusic.com/> Dave doesn't usually carry bray harps, but...
