Hi, It's been awhile since I have posted on here. Are there any harp plans out there for a cross-strung harp? double-harp? Please respond to my address at: ...
Julie, I sell plans for a little double 26. From the first paragraph in the building guide; "These are the concise instructions for an amateur builder (with...
Rick Kemper
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Oct 7, 2002 4:04 pm
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For sale on eBay: (not by me...) Folk Harp Harps Jaffrennou Book Scarce Item # 1572371767...
I am looking for wholesaler/supplier for various sized eyelets, hitch pins, zither pins, and tuning wrenches. I thank you for your help and am grateful for...
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Oct 22, 2002 8:45 pm
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Jonathan: Try http://robinsonharp.com It's Robinson's harp supply shop in California. They have most of what you're looking for. I had a little trouble getting...
... From: max smith Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 11:16 AM To: <mailto:harpmakers-owner@yahoogroups.com> Subject: Hello, I have joined your group for info...
Hello my name is Max and I bought a harp last week that I cant find nothing about its called a tremelo harp made by marx and marx in chicago by looking at it ...
Hi, I doubt if Dusty Strings themselves would sell a harp plan, but my dad has found a lady who wants a harp SIMILAR to a Dusty Strings with staved back. Does...
Hi, I have a Cute Celtic Lap Harp w/Hearts for sale on ebay. I am offering "Free Shipping" with "Buy It NOW" on ebay.com. I do ask for handling fee of $10 for...
In a message dated 10/27/02 5:27:20 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... Hi there ! What you might try, is to use a plan for a square back box, and redraw the cross...
Glen - My calculations for stave back don't come to a neat 45 deg angle. I find that that the taper of the soundbox leads to a 21 (42) deg angle of stave to...
In a message dated 10/28/02 6:31:06 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... Hi Dan & All Well,.. in practice, when I build a soundbox, with five sides, ( not counting...
I am looking for advice on avoiding tearout when drilling for tuning pins. When drilling I use a sacrificial backer board and countersink the exit hole. I...
... Hey! I'm just an amateur, but I imagine that if you drill the holes so that the tearout occurs on the side where the wider end of the tapered pin goes, the...
Hello, I usually lurk here, but one of the harpers on the big main harp list has a question about corrosion on an old wire strung and I told her you folks...
At the risk of being a redundant nit-picker: Dan and Glenn are both right. Yes, the angle is not exactly 45 degrees. Imagine a four-sided box with exactly 45 ...
I don't know if the hardness of the backer would make a difference though if memory serves correctly, I think some would say to use scrap from the same wood so...
Hi Scott & All Another thought with the angles, is that if you set the angle to end up slightly less than a perfect 45, then you will end up with the sides,...
I see your point Glen. A question does follow to the list, however: What is the best method to achieve max clampling pressure on the soundboard given the ...
Hi Folks, You might remember, I got some good advice from members about 12 months back on a 26 string Paraguayan. It turned out fine, and I have since made a...
Dear Bob I personally would make the sides thinner, even if you just thin out the centre portions and leave the edges/glue surfaces at 12mm. The Paraguayan...
Hi Folks, I read somewhere recently that if a soundbox was filled with plastic to wihin 1" of the soundboard it made no difference to the performance of the...
A noted harpmaker once wrote that "In building a harp every piddling thing matters". I would add "but we don't always know WHY it matters or what is best."...
Bob, I've heard the same thing about guitars. One famous instrument builder built a soundbox of paper mache' to prove the point that the soundboard is...
Once again, I invite y'all to lurk or participate in the following: http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/leftbrainlutherie or, via email, send a message...
... Good idea. That should illustrate the difference. In very basic terms, the resonant chamber needs to have a certain volume relative to the wavelength of...
I have seen the bit about a guitar made with paper mache. But I also have read that many people can tell the wood used in the neck of a solid body electric...
... In making my first harp based on the very early Medieval "psalter" illustrations, I did the sound board and sides all carved from a single piece of maple,...
