Hi folks, The Jersey Shore Harp Ensemble ia definitely having their 2nd Sunday of the month meeting on Mothers day. So, treat yourself and come at 1pm at...
Okay, so all our talk of wood for harps has merged in my mind with a side reference in a totally different conversation. The resultant brain damage has me...
I currently play the Stoney End Clarsach. I have also played Ardival's Rose & Kilcoy. The Stoney End is great for a beginner (which I am, a year into it!)...
I'm new to being anything but a wall-sitter (aka lurker) However, working in Boston, I was hoping to find out more @ the Early Harp Symposium there......
... I am really thankful for all your emails, Janet! I actually didn't realize (at the risk of sounding really thick and remedial, lol) that your harp was...
Chris' comment makes a lot of sense. Consider the problems in cutting a piece of straight wood (grain parallel to the long dimension) into something as...
Thanks for the reply. So you think that this type of "early" planning would be of a help then? It would indeed be stronger if you applied this manner of using...
Just a quick comment on your remark "that perhaps string lengths don't matter" String lengths are very important, as important and perhaps more so than gauge. ...
... Wow. In our fast paced age I can't imagine waiting that long. ... That is the required harp comment and the reason for the question/observation!! ... An...
Chris, While bent wood construction seems quite likely for some of the early gut strung harps such as the Cythara Anglica type, a more likely senerio for the...
From "Tree of Strings" and other books, descriptions of the Trinity harp state that the highland hump was trimmed at some point. Whether this is conjecture or...
I actually did see the Trinity Harp on two separate occasions - unfortunately, it's so dark in that end of the Long Room that you can barely see that it's...
All this talk of harmonic curves and grain of wood and tension and on and on, I wonder if we've stopped to think just what the curve reflects. I was ...
Ah, rats....! Now, tell me why this harp which is the symbol of Ireland, it's on the money, it's in the Tourist Board literature, it's every where, why is this...
Perhaps some Irish members can comment? I like the Trinity Harp's place in the library -looks like a scene from a Harry Potter movie- although I agree that it...
Simon - Should I respond to this? If so, what do you think of the following? Well, I would certainly agree that we have quite some way to go in Ireland before...
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Well, there's nothing like pressing the wrong buttons late on a Friday evening ... zzz ... !! I think we'll take it that this is a final draft then ;-) Wishing...
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I just recalled that there appear to be substantial amounts of reddish-brown patching putty on the lower parts of the Trinity harp. Maybe keeping it in that...
I recently received my copy of the Historical Harp Society Journal. There was an interesting article about some statues of angels in a cathedral in Freiberg...
Very quick comment as I bounce in and out of home between trips away - having to earn a living is a terrible bind!! Interesting about the non-braying bray...
Not to be too logical here but, Couldn't it be they put wire strings on because.. um. they are outside on the roof? Robert Mouland WireHarp Productions ...
Robert: A good question, but they were wooden statues indoors. I also initially thought the wire strings were just for longevities sake, but the twisted wire...
Ah mea culpa.. I thought I had seen that they were outdoors. The twisted wire in the bass not be an indication of decoration tho, I play an 18th century wire...
Yes. That's the point. The only reason to have twisted wire in the bass would be to increase their density. Since wound strings didn't show up until a...
They did indeed: I had some from them. And the silver does focus better. Richard. ... From: kaosharper1 To: WireHarp@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, May 10,...
{Posted on behalf of a friend - Seller's contact details below) Contact Seller either by E-mail: MCL33@... Phone: 01223 765612. 34 string harp. 3 piece...
Someone referred to this a few weeks ago but no one commented so I thought I'd bring it up again since it's been a bit slow. I don't play in public much...
... Try some of the pieces by Kim Skobye (I hope that's the name, i'll re-check when i get back home). Particularly the ones inspired in Lord of the Rings....
Its my subjective impression that playing early Gaelic harp reversed (left hand bass, right hand treble) tends to produce a "prettier" sound than using the...
