Does anyone think there is a noticeable difference in sound between spring brass and yellow brass? Peter Wilson [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Hello there Peter, I think we have been over this before on this elist, these are just vague names that are not mutually exclusive, one describes the colour of...
Yellow brass is 70% copper, red brass is 85 to 90% copper. The balance is Zinc. These alloys are so named because of the way the color appears to the eye....
It's important to point out that Malcolm Rose uses the formulation for old brass which is softer than modern brass. As to red and yellow brass: Yellow brass...
... Yes, spring brass has phosphorus in it to make it harder and it has a higher tensile strength as well. BUT, can anyone say there is a difference in the...
Both my harps are strung with spring brass. They sound very similar to harps strung with yellow brass. The difference in sound is probably due to other...
Hi, everyone -- One of my students has fallen in love with the sound and size of my 20-string Triplett wire. Does anyone perhaps have one for sale? She'd...
My Queen Mary Harp is strung with Yellow brass down to middle C. At middle C it has red brass down to tenor C where I have 4 silver strings. The red brass is...
There was one of the small Triplett wire strungs at Kolacny on Saturday. Don't remember how much they wanted for it. But you could call and ask about it....
... I don't think that's true. At the very least, I can't imagine that Malcolm Rose puts phosphorus in his brass. Phosphorus has been mixed into modern...
If anyone could provide a source for spring tempered brass, I would be most appreciative. I've been using yellow brass (industrial) on my 20 string Witcher and...
As far as I know, Instrument Workshop still carries spring yellow brass. They call it "regular brass", 70% copper. Please let me know if you find out...
Hello all, Karla, need neither restring your harp nor get your play-mate to retune. You can just re-name your strings. So the string that was called middle C...
... Indeed, Simon is right. Instrument Workshop even describes their red brass wire as having a copper content of 85-90%. Not very exact. In fact, even "18...
I have a gorgeous walnut Triplett 30 string for sale - perfect condition. Comes with case, many extra strings, etc. I am willing to negotiate price - am...
Joanna Mell
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Hi, Joanna, My student is specifically looking for a 20-string, so she won't be interested in your harp, I'm sorry to say (at least not for quite a while)....
Eek! That certainly didn't come out the way I intended it, and I'm sorry. I've seen/heard your harp, Joanna, and it's wonderful -- but I guess I wasn't clear...
Hello Marlene, I just saw a Triplett 25-string for sale on Ebay. It is offered for less than new, might be what you student is looking for. Good luck, Jim C....
Hi Marlene, Sounds like you might have a lead on what your student is looking for already, but just in case, I wanted to let you know I have a Triplett _25_...
Hi Marlene, Someone on the wire list had a Steven's Jerpoint Abbey for sale recently, that would be a grand one for a sometimes bedridden person... It's a...
Just testing the waters...and I do apologize if this comes off as being too commercial...is there any interest for a workshop in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on...
i think that is a very,very good idea about a wireharp and folk harp workshop in bethlehem,pennsylvania.jonathan st.thomas ... From: Cynthia Cathcart To:...
it is a fact that it will take millions of dollars for a major recording artist like britney spears,mariah carey,michael jackson,or justin timberlake to make a...
In a message dated 11/11/2004 4:15:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... depends on the quality of the recording. with home recording studios on the rise, you...
I just released two CD's in July, one solo and one with another harper/singer/songwriter. Both CD's have both original and traditional music, and the duo CD...
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