Hi, Cian No, the harp is being private about sharing its name. That's okay, for what it does share, it's being extremely generous. <big smile> -- Debra Inness...
In a message dated 7/1/02 12:37:24 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Of the Robert Bruce Armstrong? Yes. I found it in a second-hand shop in Canada. --Cynthia...
In a message dated 7/1/02 1:33:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... No, I believe they thoroughly dry it first. Sometimes the wood is in there for a long time, and...
I bought a set of Robinson's plans for the Trinity about twenty years ago. When I was in Dublin a few years ago, and looked at the actual Trinity harp (without...
heinpe@...
Jul 1, 2002 6:30 pm
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... Well, I have to admit that I played the instrument obsessively this weekend and decided to enter the SHSA harp competition on it. I was *shocked* at the...
The real Trinity is smaller, and the string spacing closer. I made mine from maple 10 years ago using Robinson's plans, and never had any problem at all with...
In a message dated 7/1/02 12:23:44 PM Pacific Daylight Time, harpmary@... ... Hi Mary, I had a string on my Kilcoy do that. All I had to do was loosen the...
Hi Glen, Absolutely, you are right about the cracking. I have a Queen Mary replica made in Brittany and it did crack ... I've only had it about 9 months and...
Simon, Go to Glen's Website and check out the Black Walnut Queen Mary decor harp he created. Its got a harmonic curve that goes on forever (very romantic) and...
Cynthia, It is a cla\rsach indeed that is in her. My Lamont lives again! After six months of disassembly, repair and refinishing, tonight I installed a set of ...
Dear sisters and brothers: Please pray for my friend REYNADO MEZA, (74) leading voice and director of famous group LOS PARAGUAYOS, now at a local hospital with...
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Jul 2, 2002 4:48 am
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Feska ma guv Looks like I've done a few private posts without knowing it, a few posts I did last night haven't showed up on the board... The Robinson's input...
Micheal, You mentioned you finished the Lamont with Danish oil and then carnauba.. Have you experienced any deading of the sound from this (maybe it's too...
... Hey Laurel, Actually the buzzing is me - not the Kilcoy. I started on the harp using a finger pad technique - not nail - so I have the habit of sticking...
Folks, I am one perplexed harper, and I could use some advice. This is my first summer with my oak lap harp, here in very hot very humid southeast Pennsylvania...
In a message dated 7/2/02 4:22:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Ardival uses Danish oil to finish their harps...usually between 6 and 10 hand-rubbed...
In a message dated 7/2/02 12:18:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time, lioness@... ... Yes. Relax, take a deep breath, and place a call. You'll feel better, no...
... Me too -- I can't pronounce "clairseach"!! ;-) Joan Hall ===== "And she'd had lucky eyes and a high heart, and wisdom that caught fire, at need, like the...
Thanks, Robert, for confirming my impression that the Trinity is smaller than Robbie's plans. I forgot about the spacing -- the Trinity isn't really strung...
heinpe@...
Jul 2, 2002 5:04 pm
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Traditional harps sounds GREAT to me. Historical Harps sounds fine to... when appropriate to the particular instrument. Just not classical harp. Pedal harp was...
... You should ahve no problem making it out of all solid hardwood. Just make the neck out of at least two layers, or even better, three layers. The soundboard...
... I think that Jacqueline has stated this well. Pedal harps are fine for their venue, but I much prefer the type of harp I play. Just about a month before...
Marianne McDonald
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Jul 2, 2002 6:48 pm
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In a message dated 7/2/02 9:34:15 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ... Hi Jacqueline Thanks for the harp lust! Yes, the soundboard is made form one piece that was...
... Hi Lioness ! What you are experiencing may just be the two totally different responses of two very different woods to the heat and humidity. Oak has A lot...
Dear Robert or anyone, Would it be a good idea to use oak or mahogony for the soundboard as oak considered is very strong and my harpmaker is having a problem...
Hi, All--I gave a concert on Sunday evening that was the most difficult piece of playing that I have ever gotten myself into. I have been working with a...
Marianne McDonald
mmcdonal@...
Jul 2, 2002 8:24 pm
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... Humid, I'll grant you...but hot? welllllll......we've just passed into the third straight week of over 105 degrees ... about 3 degrees over, for the most...
The hydocarbon issue is not critical because this is Danish oil, not tung oil.. Tung will penetrate and leave very little surface film and the wood has to...
Usually the heat will make metal strings expand, thus flattening them. If they are going sharp, the first thing I think of is that one side of some part of the...
I have heard of oak being used, but don't know much about its success rate. Red or black oak is very porous, and very coarse grained so it is difficult to work...
