I'll be there again this year -- learning from Ann was a wonderful experience and I hope that some of the people from this group will be there. It would be...
Hello everyone, I've recently purchased a small older wire harp that has blades installed in it. The blades look an awful lot like the blades on my first harp...
Thank you, Kathleen and Mary Ann, for posting information on the Ohio Scottish Arts School. It looks like a good program, and the chance to study with Ann...
[cross-post from Harpmakers list - apologies if you get this twice] What is the best way to combine paint with an oil finish? I'm mulling over adding some...
[cross-post from Harpmakers list - apologies if you get this twice] I finally decided to stop procrastinating and acquire some materials to try building a...
I checked "woodfinder" and only one company showed up with hawthorn wood....no knowledge of the wood (I am too tired to check whether they show up in my wood...
... instrument. ... construction. ... this ... Hi: Willow is a soft light wood that carves easy, but is cross grained. This means it is tough to split. That is...
http://launch.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/WireHarp/photos/view/829a?b=2 Merry meeting It is with much sadness that I need to sell Ce'Nedra (see above photo) Due...
Does anyone know of an arrangement of Shubert's "Ave Maria" that would be appropriate for a wire harp (i.e. no or only a few accidentals)- or even if it is...
Hi, I have no experience of building harps, but I do have more than one staff I made of thorn, with plenty of linseed oil. They're /seriously/ hard & heavy -...
Hi. What's she strung with, please? Thanks, Richard. P.S. what's the significance of the  ? (Ignorance here!) ... [Non-text portions of this message have...
Hi, It's not a leverless harp tune at all ( unless you have an Arpa Doppia to hand!) but since a lot of you, I know, enjoy early music, please can anyone...
... so I type it out & send it to you, then my wife suddenly says, "Hang on, isn't it in Playford?" And it is so, but just for fun I'll not say what it is,...
jonathan st.thomas (barrydrivesouth32208@...) has sent you the Feature News page ... Personal message: london,england.the new royal harpist is 22 year...
Absolutely, Robert! Thanks, though - most wondrous... and I guarantee that if I hadn't gone to the trouble of typing it all out & asking you all, Liz wouldn't...
It's Daphne: http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/playford_1651/037small.html or http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/tmp/Tune045737.pdf Hit and Misse is quite a different tune:...
Thanks, Tracie, You are of course right. I was too tired to check on the alt title - I'd got as far as Daphne, and knew it was that! Best wishes, Richard. ... ...
You are cordially invited… 10th annual Harp Ensemble Concert Featuring 2 dozen harpists! Friday, June 29th 7:00 pm Mainstage Theatre Center for Fine and...
Janet, I'm not sure that I know your blades precisely, but here are some ideas: Check to see if the blades engage the string at all. If they don't hit the...
Dear Friends, The timetable for the 2007 Scoil na gClàirseach in Kilkenny has been posted on the website: http://www.irishharpschool.com/timetable.htm We hope...
Simon Chadwick
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Thank you Craig - I took a second look at the blades and they actually aren't bad except for the top 3. All blades are the same size, and they are just...
Guys, I can't handle this anymore. I'm going to set things up so that new members have to be okay'd. (Probably still get some that filter thru, though!)...
Janet, Once the lever reaches the halfway point (where it is perpendicular to the string), it is exerting it's maximum pressure on the string. Turning it...
YA-A-A-A-Y Chris !!! GOOD Listmom !!! Thank you. Sheilia On Jun 18, 2007, at 6:08 AM, devinstorm wrote: Guys, I can't handle this anymore. I'm going to set...