I've always wondered what they'd sound like! And I still have half a feeling that the undoubted wire harp shaped harp in the Angel Choir at Lincoln does look a...
... I'm happy someone agrees brays are probably used in this video! This wireharp 'demo' is interesting since it's such an effective presentation. The sound...
... though Simon has raised the point that he uses the back of his nail on the bass strings for effect - she might be doing that instead. If there are brays,...
I have a Triplett wire strung Irish 25 in Maple, with full sharpening levers and a deluxe padded case and tuning key. I paid $2600 for all of that. It's...
... Concur. It appears that brays are active on only a few bass strings on this video. The technique instantly turns the Clarsach sound into a Sitar or Tambura...
<<Concur. It appears that brays are active on only a few bass strings on this video>> I agree, it sounds as if only certain strings are brayed. If that's ...
... That is also my feeling ; 'However Ms. Anglin got that sound, this exhibition is very effective, and impressive.' I'm curious about the sound & I'll query...
Does anyone have a favorite or recommended way to preserve and replay those Youtube clips rather than downloading them on the world's slowest dialup ech...
... Cynthia, your observation was exactly correct. I received the following response from Melody & I of course, invited to 'stop by' and visit. Forwarded...
... clips rather than downloading them on the world's slowest dialup ech time???? ... YouTube videos never played well on my old internet connection. I just...
See photo album, "Atti's wire-strung harp", and maybe send him a message. I seem to recall it being a bray harp, and it looks like there are bray pins on it. ...
Dear Peter, dear all, I've just read my mails for the past months and aw that you were discussing the existance of wire-strung bray harps. Actually, as Peter...
... though having tried the back-of-thumbnail technique, (it's easier if you hold your hand at the top near the tuning pin, I find, you can position the hand...
Dear people, after quite a while I am happy to announce a few concerts again, starting next week with two concerts in the south of France and the north of ...
for music lovers who want to hire a musician or a band for a happening or musicians who want to make themselves known to the music lovers/would be customers...
sent by jonathan st.thomas --Sunday, August 24, 2008 5:08 AM PDT Your Keyword News Alert for [harpist] matched the following stories: Newark Advocate, Sun, 24...
I'm posting this on behalf of the seller and will also post a couple of photos. Peter Wilson I am reluctantly selling a 29 string Gaelic harp made for me by...
Hello everyone! I just wanted to remind everyone that the Stone Mountain Highland Games is coming up on the weekend of October 18-19! The SHSA sanctioned...
Hello All, Though not directly related to the wire harp, this may be of some interest to the readers of this group who are interested in the music of the...
Karen, that is completely fascinating. The fundamentals of harp making still apply unabated and so the first question that occurs to me is how do you graduate...
I can't wait to hear it with a skin soundboard. I have a small African bow harp with cord strings, and one of the strings brays a little because it touches a...
Perhaps they can somehow twist them like catlines?- employing more strands for thicker strings. Except for violin bows, I have never seen horsehair from the...
Don't I remember seeing something exactly like that in the hands of Bill Taylor at Historical Harp in Amherst? Horsehair Catlines, are ANY of our pets realy...
Look at the string on the left side of the web page and a close up of the strings on the harp. Peter Wilson ... strands for thicker strings. Except for violin...
Greetings list Regarding "gauges" of horsehair. I think we are making a huge assumption here. I remember quite a few years ago Mike Parker at Trinity (Dr. Mike...
Sounds interesting but it would be good to see Bill Taylor and Paul Dooley involved. Both have put a lot of work into Ap Huw. Paul is probably the only person...
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