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HistoricalHarp · The Historical Harp Society

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  • Category: Harp
  • Founded: Jul 25, 2005
  • Language: English
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517 HistoricalHarp@yahoog... Send Email Dec 1, 2007
9:40 pm
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518 Maria
xnomad4 Offline Send Email
Dec 3, 2007
10:40 pm
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...
519 tanasay@...
tanasay Offline Send Email
Dec 3, 2007
10:43 pm
I have never figured this out either but I think you want pure fifths, not pure thirds. Thirds are pretty complex. ... From: "Maria" <anamchara42@...>...
520 Pat Yarrow
yarrowp Offline Send Email
Dec 3, 2007
10:58 pm
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 _____ ...
521 Peter Wilson
harpharpharp Offline Send Email
Dec 3, 2007
11:35 pm
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...
522 Pat Yarrow
yarrowp Offline Send Email
Dec 3, 2007
11:46 pm
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...
523 "Kåre A. Lie"
karealbertlie Offline Send Email
Dec 4, 2007
12:05 am
... 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...
524 "Kåre A. Lie"
karealbertlie Offline Send Email
Dec 4, 2007
12:08 am
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...
525 Edgar Peters
kaosharper1 Offline Send Email
Dec 4, 2007
1:09 pm
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...
526 gregory balsewicz
zciweslab Offline Send Email
Dec 4, 2007
2:03 pm
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...
527 "Kåre A. Lie"
karealbertlie Offline Send Email
Dec 4, 2007
2:43 pm
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,...
528 Pat Yarrow
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Dec 4, 2007
3:08 pm
Quite right – got my wires crossed. Pat _____ From: HistoricalHarp@yahoogroups.com [mailto:HistoricalHarp@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Kåre A. Lie Sent:...
529 billmcjohn Offline Send Email Dec 5, 2007
5:14 pm
... 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...
530 Richard York
goddescale Offline Send Email
Dec 5, 2007
7:57 pm
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...
531 dchristiannelson
dchristianne... Offline Send Email
Dec 6, 2007
10:04 pm
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...
532 "Kåre A. Lie"
karealbertlie Offline Send Email
Dec 7, 2007
12:45 am
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...
533 dchristiannelson
dchristianne... Offline Send Email
Dec 7, 2007
4:38 am
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...
534 Maria
xnomad4 Offline Send Email
Dec 10, 2007
10:39 pm
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...
535 tanasay@...
tanasay Offline Send Email
Dec 11, 2007
12:24 am
That's cool! THanks for sharing. ... From: "Maria" <anamchara42@...> ... I found another resource so I could actually hear the differences between...
536 mibirdsong@...
mibirdsong Offline Send Email
Dec 16, 2007
12:37 am
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...
537 Flory
florynyeclement Offline Send Email
Dec 17, 2007
1:47 am
Great news, Julie!! Happy braying! Cheers, Flory...
538 eichhoffk Offline Send Email Dec 18, 2007
11:12 pm
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...
539 Peter Wilson
harpharpharp Offline Send Email
Dec 19, 2007
2:57 am
You can check the Early Music Shop in England, I've seen a used bray harp there before. Peter Wilson...
540 eichhoffk Offline Send Email Dec 19, 2007
4:53 pm
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...
541 mibirdsong@...
mibirdsong Offline Send Email
Dec 19, 2007
5:21 pm
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...
542 Peter Wilson
harpharpharp Offline Send Email
Dec 19, 2007
5:43 pm
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,...
543 D. Peters
greygoliard Offline Send Email
Dec 19, 2007
6:10 pm
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...
544 gregory balsewicz
zciweslab Offline Send Email
Dec 19, 2007
6:18 pm
a gothic bray harp with 56 strings? wow- someone's reinventing historical harp. Peter Wilson <larixx@...> wrote: Just spotted a Gothic Bray harp...
545 Pat Yarrow
yarrowp Offline Send Email
Dec 19, 2007
7:07 pm
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...
546 LM
lavransrm Offline Send Email
Dec 19, 2007
8:03 pm
Ardival has harps that meet your description, but are new, and the exchange rate is unfavorable. But you might go here and make inquiries: ...
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