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Hi All This is to let you know that the latest HHS Bulletin has been published and posted. Everyone in the contiguous 48 should receive their copy by the...
Anyone in CA going to the renaissance faire this season. It starts Saturday. Wondering what an Italian renaissance harpist would authentically wear? Colors,...
... Renaissance faires are usually set in the late 16th century. Look at a lot of Italian pictures from that time period, but watch out for those with...
I added a photo to the photo files of my Campbell Ghent harp (Eeyore) and the costume I just finished making to wear with it at out local Renissance festival. ...
It looks like a beautiful dress! What did you use for the embellishment? Did you hand embroider it? Next we want to see a photo with you in the dress! Therese...
HI Theresa, The embellishments are actually the remains of a dress I found in an antique store. The dress's main fabric had torn and frayed but the lovely...
... Saw the photo--you must have worked very hard :-) What was your inspiration? D.Peters (who does some historical costuming) "Some musicians really fall in...
HI Peter, It is based on clothing of the 14th cent. a sideless gown. I play at a renni fair here in Michigan and felt like I wanted a dress that was of the...
... Yes, it does look as if it would be comfortable. I've never seen any depictions of sideless surcotes that short; did you shorten it to improve mobility...
opps sorry I was looking at your last name. Flat forehead attack! Please accept my apology it was an honest mistake. Julie **************Planning your...
No, I didn't shorten it that all there was to the vintage dress. I suppose I could have taken the ornamentation off a put it on a sidless coat of the correct...
... Ah. I must have misread; I thought you had appliqued the vintage motif onto new fabric. My bad :-) ... Or you could keep the "vintage" surcote as is and...
Hello, historical harpists! Time for my next brain teaser - seriously I'd really like to know this. What all were the Irish people doing with harps at the...
See www.earlygaelicharp.info and click on "history" at the top, then "Early medieval". Harps and harpers had relatively high status and ordinary folk probably...
Whoops, I think the ceis was some sort of tuning device. I can't remember what the little instrument that hung from the waist was called. Peter Wilson...
Hi Julie, I love your red and black rennie costume for 15th cent. Did you research colors? Is it accurate that there was not black or red used in that time...
HI Catherine, Lets see I chose the colors by what I had to work with the vintage dress that the beautiful embroidery was on is black and the red is predominate...
... and of course musicians were apparently exempt from the sumptuary laws, so you can wear anything you like, so long as it's period or sort of recent & get...
Hello folks! I have been a lurker on this group for a little while and finally got bold enough to share some photos of my harp with the nice people here. Last...
Hi Heidi Congratulations on your new old harp! Would it be possible to post a picture showing what kind of action it has? Crochet, bequille or fourchette? The...
... Yes, true black was expensive, but not "only kings and queens" expensive: merchants and gentry could afford it, and did, to advertise their status. The...
Hi, I may have been missing something here but I think I've looked at all the photos of your elegant find... while the plate at the bottom is, we learn, more...
Black was also the color for the habits of the Benedictines. It is so strongly identified with them that they are often called the "black monks." Pat _____ ...
Hello Paul! I strongly suspected that that italian label came well after the harp was made, it's good to hear someone echo my thoughts on that. The harp has...
Hi Richard! Yeah, the gold paint is "special" all right. The worst of it is whoever had the harp before just slopped it on, there are drips everwhere. I...
Hello again, There are a few more photos I have online for anyone that is interested in seeing detailed pics of the single-action. They are posted here: ...
I had a luthier build me the Boston Harp using the Boston Museum of Fine Arts harp and plans. I've been struggling with breaking gut strings which I attribute...
