Dear Harpists and Harpers, Galway Early Music Festival would like to invite you to a harp workshop conducted by the world's foremost historical harp player and...
My web site has just been updated with a revised set of string specifications, including specs for gut and wires for antique pedal harps. In each case the...
Hello Howard thanks for putting the string information on your site. I have a question to ask. I have a J.George Morley folk harp dated 1908. I know one or two...
Dear Robert When I have strung Clarks, I have used strings supplied by Markwood Stings, or Robinson's harp shop. Although the bass strings could use a...
Hello Howard. There are some Egans without the Royal Portable action, The have tuning blades rather like a clock key with the string going through the hole in...
Hi, I've never worked on an Egan Royal Portable, but have done several Clark Irish. I've strung them (Clark Irish) using lever harp gut, which is about 3 to 4...
Someone offered to sell me a Pleyel pedal harp for restoration. It appears to be in fairly decent shape, needing some repairs and replacement of two missing...
Hello, I am looking to borrow or rent a triple harp to play some Monteverdi at a fringe concert at Boston Early Music Festival next month. I've been asked at...
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I was perusing the harplust page this morning and came upon a used Arpa Doppia on David Kortier's web page. Thought I would pass along the information to this...
The Hilton has extended the discounted room rate for our room block out to June 16--the deadline was originally this Monday. We've almost hit our target number...
Hello, I'm wondering if there is anyone on the list who owns or has had the opportunity to play a Thurau Cellini or Zampieri triple harp, and would be willing...
I owned the black Cellini. Please email me off list. ... -- Vincent B. Ho hbv@... ... Version: 3.12 GB/CM/CS/IT/MU d- s a UBLUAVHIOSCX*++++ P+ L++ E---...
Made by Catherine Campbell, pretty flame maple with spruce soundboard, A=415-440. Comes with Cronkhite padded travel case, tuning key, extra rosewood pegs for...
Here's a link to a performance by the duo Arparla: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_XuOi_jJ3Y&feature=related Besides being a luscious piece of music, does...
Is anyone on the list planning to come to the Somerset Folk Harp Festival? I spent an entire day last week at the Library of Congress reserving some of the...
Hello, I apologize, I realize I left off some important information on the Somerset field trip: the date and time! The fieldtrip to the National Mall is taking...
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TheScottishHarp Society of America is proud to introduce you all to thenewNational Scottish Harp Champion! Wire harper Chad McAnally tooktheprize at last...
Wow! This is amazing! I've been contemplating how to make one myself, but I was thinking more from the poles, not bamboo wood (similar to the PVC harps)....
... Well, Peter, us knitters now have bamboo yarn to knit with; it's very soft and pleasant. I have seen floors and furniture made from bamboo, so why not...
Yes, I love my jersey knit bamboo underwear, and a friend of mine has bamboo sheets. It reminds me of rayon, or maybe a cross between rayon and linen, and it...
Here's another video of this year's HBU Harp Festival Concert. Glissando Waltz by Mozart http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkt96BJbiyY Â This time I remembered...
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Here's a wonderful version of "Dindirindin" with arpa doppia, guitar and viola da gamba, goat toenails and voice, (I've got some of those goat toenails!). ...