Hi Bruce et al: Like John Lozier I was inspired by Geronimo Morinigo's string winder and built my own winder. My winder uses shafts in pillow blocks at either...
I have posted links to three new web tutorials at http://users.erols.com/jill.kemper/shop on Making a Solid Double Tapered Spruce Soundboard Fabricating and...
Rick Kemper
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Oct 9, 2003 5:07 pm
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Dear Rick: Great job as usual! Cheers Benoît Meulle-Stef. Luthier www.bmsguitars.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Greetings, I'm wondering if you can give me some advice. I make my sound boxed on a frame (something like air craft or boat haul construction) There are 3...
A beefy back rail would help. I doubt that carbon fiber is the answer, for under string tension the back of the soundbox is loaded in compression. Laminates...
Howard Bryan
hbryan@...
Oct 10, 2003 4:52 pm
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I am repairing an old Clark and am looking for opinions/advice. The soundboard is in good shape but has bellied to the extent that the holes in the outer...
Castlebay, Inc
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Oct 11, 2003 4:05 pm
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Bite the bullet and replace the board. If it has bellied out to this extent it's viable time is very, very short. The salient reason for these boards to belly...
Howard Bryan
hbryan@...
Oct 13, 2003 12:45 am
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Dear Castle Bay I'm curious about the information on the Clark that you are working on. ... How do you know the location and date of manufacture? It apppears ...
Roger, The starved look (thin skin pulling in around the internal supports and bulkheads) is something composite boat builders go to great lengths to eliminate...
Rick Kemper
RKemper@...
Oct 14, 2003 2:11 pm
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Hello everyone: I'm builting a strange instrument for the moment: A cross between an 18 strings diatonic harp and a tzura (a small 3 pairs strings buzuky). I...
I forgotte one question: Does anyone know a place to by this harps pegs 2.25" in Europe? Benoît Meulle-Stef. Luthier www.bmsguitars.com [Non-text portions of...
Having "lurked" for a while and gained loads of helpful hints can i ask the experts here for some help. Whilst i understand that string spacing is a highly...
Hi, I built a 30 string Bardic harp, using the Jaffrennou plan's, back in the 70's. With the passage of time, the recommended Formica strip on the upper string...
Hi, I have a 30 string Bardic, nylon string harp I built back in the 70's, according to the Jaffrennou plan's, and the recommended Formica strip has ...
Hi, I have a 30 string Bardic, nylon string harp I built back in the 70's, according to the Jaffrennou plan's, and the recommended Formica strip has...
I am belatedly thanking those of you who responded to my question about my sound box problem. I've noted various opinions and am on the verge of what I hope...
I am prersently recovering from my surgeon's "gentle" (his word) / "brutal" (my word) ministrations to my cervical spinal canal and vetebrae and to my left...
Hey David! My latest amateur project is a very early Medieval 18 stringed harp, made of cherry. The iconography I'm looking at is from the "Psalter"...
Hi, Jon, and thanks for your comments. ... My description of the comparison should have included a description of a formal experiment I carried out to test...
... From: <HarpRealm@...> To: <Harplist@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 5:32 PM Subject: [Harplist] Harp Communities in the path of...
All my prairs go for you guys! Please keep us inform. Benoît Meulle-Stef. Luthier www.bmsguitars.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Dear Sirs: Please visit www.musicaparaguaya.org.py, click #23 "The Paraguayan Harp" to read my article and see pictures of my lever and none lever harps (1500...
caraul@...
Oct 29, 2003 11:08 am
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In a message dated 10/29/03 12:34:25 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... Uor prayers are with everyone down south . GLenn Hill Mountain Glen Harps [Non-text...
Be aware of the structural stresses in making a harp. The soundboard is convex, due to the stresses of the harp string....this makes the sides concave and...
Good morning - I'm new to the group so let me introduce myself. I'm a retired instrument engineer living in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and one of my...
Lee Dunbar
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Oct 31, 2003 8:30 pm
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Pitch is determined solely by string length...for a give material, and you must be quite precise, especially in the treble end. Diameter of the material only...
Dear Lee, For those who are mathematically challenged, as I am, you might find our new book "Folk Harp Design and Construction" very helpful in determining...
Musicmaker's Kits, Inc.
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Oct 31, 2003 9:15 pm
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Dear Friend: I have a 38 string lever harp (arpa con la india at www.musicaparaguaya.org.py, #23 "The Paraguayan Harp") now dark brown and with the india...
caraul@...
Nov 2, 2003 4:34 pm
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Dear Friend: I have a 38 string lever harp (arpa con la india at www.musicaparaguaya.org.py, #23 "The Paraguayan Harp") now dark brown and with the india...
caraul@...
Nov 2, 2003 4:34 pm
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Thanks a bunch, Murray for your very comprehensive response........... ... But you have underestimated your man with the "EVERYTHING you desire " :-)) I am...
