I'll be performing in Lake Charles, Louisiana on Tuesday, June 27, (time tba) at the Church of the Good Shepherd, with Wyndnwyre, www.wyndnwyre.com. If you are...
At the end of last year, the Historical Harp Society of Ireland began collaboration with master luthier David Kortier (www.kortier.com) on the third model in...
Whoops! Butter fingers ... Apologies for repeating this message to the group; I didn't remember to remove this email address from my list. Siobhan Chair –...
Greetings Well the mad surge of work has started again on the old harp! The string shoes have been made and put in place, so that is the sound box complete...
I am fond of toggles. I use 1/4" dowels. I used to use the simple looping configuration recommended by the wireharp group, but I've modified it somewhat to a...
... Dear all. Picking up the thread on the ap Huw from January, there was a mix-up there which is easily sorted. I've talked to some harpists in the States now...
Peter: I've, sadly, been unable to do much on Robert ap Huw the last few months. However, did you do transcriptions? If so, are they available? Ed Peters ......
Triplett Celtic II, walnut - for sale. 34 strings, mostly nylon, with wire and phosphor bronze in the bass octave. Mint condition, 2 years old. Very ...
Joanna Mell
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Yes, I did indeed do transcriptions. Transcriptions of some pieces are included within my dissertations, to illustrate various technical points. The remainder...
I have a very fine wire strung harp for sale. Photos are available and the harp is in Northwest Ohio. Triplett Excelle wire strung 33 strings Includes full...
... Peter...you don't mean to say that tablature is not music, do you? This must be an off-hand sentence and not what you really meant. At any rate, thank you...
Cynthia, I've had to ask you before, politely, to please try to contact me off-list first where there's a danger that you might be, yet again, about to...
Peter, I'm sorry you are so upset. I apologize for anything I may have said that caused you offence, such was not my intent. I also apologize to the list for...
Thanks for those thoughts, Cynthia. Just briefly Ed - I see you've just posted your digest 7445 on your very useful electrum experiments on the HHS list. You...
That's great. Have you informed Simon Chadwick? It would be nice to have that reference somewhere. What's the date on the poem? Is this in your thesis? I...
You're welcome, Peter. Glad we could sort that out and return dialogue on the list. I have a couple of questions about the poem you are referencing as proof...
I don't know what the poem is, but Peter refers to it in his essay on Paul Dooley's website on page 3: http://pauldooley.com/aphuw_pages/silvervoice1.html He...
Thanks, Edgar! Yes, I've seen that website, thank you. I'd very much like is to see the poem itself. Are you certain that it's this same poet, Edgar? Because I...
The most informative notice of gold strings amongst Welsh poems that I've found to date is within 'Moliant Hywel ap Gruffudd o'r Ystog' (LlGC Maldwyn cerdd...
Jumping in after a few days away from the computer, I must say that I am glad to see the ap Huw subject has resumed. Are either of these transcriptions...
Thanks to Peter for sharing the reference. I've forwarded it to Sten (my study-friend with whom I meet once a week, his doctoral thesis is on early Welsh...
No, I'm afraid not, Pat. Copies are much sought after. The first edition: 'The Myvyrian Archaiology of Wales', Owen Jones, Edward Williams, William Owen Pughe...
Thank you. I should perhaps have said transliteration; I had forgotten that "transcription" has a more specific meaning in musical terminology than in general...
I saw that Wellesly and Harvard both have the books in their libraries. In the next couple of months I'll see if I can go take a look. Ed P. ... forgotten...
Hi all. I've had a message from a man who's making various medieval instruments and is keen to try bronze strings - at least so he can say he has, which seems...
I've been using yellow brass for the past couple of months now, and it is a period metal. Plus, I think it is somewhat more elastic than phosphorbronze. I've...
Check out www.markwoodstrings.com (just in case yahoo obliterates that, with spaces in it), it is: w w w . m a r k w o o d s t r i n g s . c o m - and they're...
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