On Sun, 30 Nov 2003, Denise wrote: ¤ Can we discuss finishes? My favourites (to play on/use for other things!) are beeswax and shellac- both have stood the...
My current two favorites are: 1. Violin Varnish (A Behlen's Product). Spirit based, cut 50/50 with Behkol, their proprietary solvent. Applied with a French...
Rick Kemper
RKemper@...
Dec 1, 2003 3:27 pm
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Don't stain it. Maple is very hard to stain well as it has no pores. You would need to use a water based stain which will likely make the wood pretty muddy...
On Mon, 1 Dec 2003, Murray Kernaghan wrote: ¤ If you do a good job of finishing with shellac, you should never wax the ¤ harp. Shellac finish, well done,...
In a message dated 12/1/03 1:30:02 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... I highly recommend this finish too, but indeed let it out gas very well, before bringing the...
A couple of finishing comments: Methyl alcohol will cause shellac to dry brittle. Stay away from it if you want the finish to retain the flexibility that...
Howard Bryan
hbryan@...
Dec 3, 2003 1:57 am
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I have a couple of knocks on the body of my harp that I want to fill in - what would be the best medium to use (wood fillers?)? Kaz (UK)...
Thank you all for your advice and help with this query - I'll have a go with steaming out the dents - and I'll just colour the gouge (it's not that deep just...
I would appreciate any input. I am making a bronze strung harp with 30 strings, the soundboard is of a hardwood simular in characteristics to North American...
Has anyone in the group used rosewood to build a harp with and if so how good is it? Greg [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Greg Thomas
harpmakr@...
Dec 19, 2003 2:33 am
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I have used solid Honduras RW... the stuff from which are made the keys of marimbas... it is a bit bright, but good sustain. I have used some ancient...
Depends on what you mean by rosewood, many timbers have been called rosewood in my experience. One, Scented Rosewood or Rose Mahogany as found in Australia is...
Branden, (Building a Sound board for Wire strung) I have not built a wire strung harp yet but have done quite a bit of research. Most contemporary builders...
Rick Kemper
RKemper@...
Dec 19, 2003 3:23 pm
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caraul@...
Dec 26, 2003 4:57 pm
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Hello: I was last time on the fantastic shop of a friend and he had a PLEYEL cross strings harp for sell (with about 3 1700's harps). Anyway I'm inlove with...
Below is a message we received, since we are in Australia I can not help, any others out there want to talk to this harp owner? " I am trying to find a harp...
Hello, I've avidly read all the back posts and have certainly learned a lot! Given my lack of woodworking tools and lack of money, I'm probably going to be...
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Harps_UK/ We now list over 60 links/bookmarks to harp makers around the world inc the USA (+30 links) and the UK (+10). Please...
Cynthia, The Stoney End harps have a baltic birch ply top. That is why they sound so good and the tops are so durable. You are always walking a tight rope...
Eddie and Anne Damm
eddieanne@...
Jan 10, 2004 7:54 pm
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Iam new to building harps but after many years of building guitars this seems very interesting. Iam sorry my first post is going to seem petty but has anyone...
Dear Folks, I'm considering building a traditional Irish harp, using as a base the plans in Dennis Waring's "Making Folk Instruments in Wood". Does anyone have...
I have sended to 3 string makers the sizes I need for my project and noone have even answered! So if someone can take a look at this strings I need ad give me...
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the harpmakers group. File : /strings for...
harpmakers@yahoogroup...
Jan 12, 2004 9:11 pm
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Oups, the joined piece didn't work, I will put it on the site under: "file" then "strings for my personal project.". Cheers Benoît Meulle-Stef. Luthier ...
... I have no experience with Cambria, so I cannot speak to that. I have, however, had wonderful experiences with the plans from Musicmakers: www.musikit.com...
Hi, Benoit - I have had good results with Vermont Strings in the US. They are findable on a website of www.robinsonharp.com/ and while you can order from...
Hi, I get my strings from Markwood Strings. Laurie is very responsive, gets them out quickly and is very helpful with any questions. You can reach them at...
John Mansur
jmansur@...
Jan 13, 2004 12:35 pm
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... We (mostly my husband) built a 29-string from an older design of theirs, then two Limerick models, both from blueprints. The 29-string is maple ply for...
