Hello: I'm a guitar maker and been interested a long time in harps I'm planing to buit one. A friend of mine from Paris as the most fantastic collection of...
Hello: I'm a guitar maker and been interested a long time in harps I'm planing to buit one. A friend of mine from Paris as the most fantastic collection of...
Hello: I have the liks for plans here: http://www.robinsonharp.com/harps.html and here http://sutherland-studios.com.au/harps/plans.html And I'm wondering what...
... As another option, have you looked at the plans from Musicmakers? www.musikit.com I'm not connected with them in any way, other than as a happy customer....
Meulle-Stef asked about "solid tops". I think he means soundboard (analogous to a guitar top). A solid soundboard certainly is less labor, and most of my...
Rick Kemper
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May 6, 2003 8:52 pm
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I personally think that the difference of a vaneer and a plain solid soundboard is not enough to worry about. Other things seem to have more impact. But I do...
Rick, I read with pleasure your (as always) insightful review of the soundboard wood issue. I particularly enjoyed your analysis of the buyer's perception of...
In a message dated 5/6/03 10:17:54 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ... Also I might suggest that you could check out our Cambria Harp kits, ( which I am connected to...
In a message dated 5/6/03 10:17:54 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ... Also I might suggest that you could check out our Cambria Harp kits, ( which I am connected to...
The use of fibreglass is realy a good idea for 2 resons: Fiberglass is a strong material and have a good acoustic responce. (better than graphit who is...
We veneer virtually all our soundboards simply because of the "seasoning" splits that occur along the grain and the cosmetic problems associated with this...
Howard Bryan
hbryan@...
May 7, 2003 5:09 pm
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... I am sure there are still those that build with solid tops. Dave was a long time hold out on doing this. It has been only recently that he has begun ...
... I'm another nobody who makes solid top harps, and I haven't heard of any developing cracks yet. This may be because I build them herringbone fashion, with...
Count Timothy Harps among the companies that prefer to use solid tops and steer clear of laminating. In our building philosophy, the name of the game is...
Timothy Habinski
tharps@...
May 8, 2003 12:51 pm
2304
... That is not bragging. The loudest, warmest tone lever harp that I ever heard was a Timothy harp played at a workshop a few years ago over in DC. It had...
I would like to make an observation that probably borders on instument blasphemy. It would seem to me that if the wet/dry cycles an instrument goes through...
Like Lee have pointed out some harp makers put a layer of fiberglass on the back of the soundboard... So a little of shellac shouldn't hurt... :-) Benoît...
In a message dated 5/8/03 4:29:37 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ... Hi Scott, & All I still build with solid Spruce tops, and most of the time do not have problems...
Well, we have been finishing both sides of our harps with shellac for about 15 years. It sure does slow the rate of drying. The only thing to watch is that...
Howard Bryan
hbryan@...
May 8, 2003 11:03 pm
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Hello There, I have just finished a five octave Paraguayan with an eleven stave back from Gildas Jaffrenou's FOLK HARPS book. It turned out great, but it has a...
My but you folks have been talkative lately. Great stuff too [joewoodworker is cool] On solid tops, I use them on my smaller harps because they are less...
... It is possible to build one of these with sharping levers. You have to drop one side of the sandwich lower that the other enough to accommodate the...
Hi, I'm new to harp building and so far I have used ply soundboards {tops} . What I would like to know is, How are the parameters determined for the tapering...
Hello everybody My wife, Alison Vardy, has a problem harp. She built it in 1993 in Australia to a custom design in a 9 day workshop with a Luthier in...
Dear friends: Once more, pls visit www.musicaparaguaya.org.py, click # 23 "The Paraguayan Harp" to read my article and see pictures of my lever and non lever...
caraul@...
May 12, 2003 10:51 am
2315
Based on your description of the harp it appears to me that the underlying problem is a lack of internal bracing, possibly compounded by the use of wood that...
Howard Bryan
hbryan@...
May 12, 2003 12:55 pm
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I have seen a few antique harps where someone has cared enough to keep the old board but put new string ribs on, thus closing any gaps while keeping the...
