Hello.. On DIY network (do it yourself network on direcTv or some cable)they are doing a series on instrument making....On right now CST on 230 on DirecTv.... ...
... I believe the tension will reflect the amount of pull on the soundboard. So in that sense, there is less stress. But as to how close to breaking, the...
PSI is identical when you consider the smaller/larger diam. The tension is lighter consequent to less mass. The breaking point of the strings are identical...
Dan Cady
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May 4, 2004 4:15 am
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Yes that is what I was figuring. I was hopeful that diameter might make a difference in a situation where strings are breaking. But in fact it must be that the...
Perhaps a different composition would do... a bit lighter mass with good psi... gut or carbon fiber? I've run into the same problem, typically at the 3rd e...
Dan Cady
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May 4, 2004 5:24 am
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Roger Muma asked about a string that was breaking, wondering if changing to a different gauge would reduce the stress on the string. Since the string is...
Rick Kemper
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May 5, 2004 4:49 pm
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Aunt Heloise here with Two helpful hints. . . 1. Tiny Scrapers Recently I was refinishing a harp and had to remove varnish from some really tight areas that...
Rick Kemper
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May 7, 2004 3:39 pm
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... Any hints on how to dye nylon strings? many thanks davy stuart...
To dye nylon strings, just put them in a curl and place them in boiling water to which you've added a bit of RIT clothing dye. Let them sit about 8-10...
Dan Cady
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May 8, 2004 12:05 am
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In the archives I've read comments about using "hard maple" for inner and outer string bands. I'm looking to glue inner (and maybe outer) string bands on...
Re tiny scrapers, I use a lot of broken glass. I generally cut a slab about 2 x 4 inches, then renew the edge periodically by cutting off the dulled 1/4 inch...
In a message dated 5/8/04 9:11:52 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ... Hi Dave You can use the same wood the rest of the harp is built from for the outer string rib,...
I've never done metal strings... perhaps a bath of solvent and analine? check with http://www.lmii.com (Luthiers Merchantile; Healdsberg, CA) Dan...
Dan Cady
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May 9, 2004 5:13 am
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Dan gave a good structural reason to use hard maple for the string ribs - to take the string load which in turn allows thinner Sitka soundboard. One other...
Rick Kemper
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May 10, 2004 1:40 pm
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Beech wood seems reasonably common in the UK for string ribs. Tacye |\ _,,,---,,_ Trinity College, zzz... /,`.-'`' -....
Rubber bands work well for this also. Craig Craig R. Pierpont Another Era Lutherie www.anotherera.com Date: Fri, 7 May 2004 11:38:38 -0400 From: "Rick Kemper" ...
Dear All It is a long time since I wrote to the harp group and started to build my Harp. However it is now nearing completion. I assembled it in order to take...
Sorry about the cross post, but I'm getting desperate!!! I know there's lots of harpbuilders/harpers/harpists out there who fly with their harps to other...
... It all depends on how big your harp is, so give us a clue. ;) I made a cardboard and foam-rubber box for my 22-string Stoney End "Eve", and took it to...
... Sorry, all........I have a Thormahlen Swan, so it stands 57" x 30" x 18" without a case. Has anybody had any experience with cargo shipping to foreign...
My harp teacher is from spain...she transported her Salvi concert grand over here (USA)... www.spanishharpist.com is her website....she might be able to help...
I have done it with 36 string harp as part of baggage allowance, packed our normal way in a cardboard carton with foam in place protection. No problems on...
Hi - I am going to be taking the international ferry to the Faroe Islands in June, and carrying my 36-string Triplett harp along with me since we have a...
Greetings everyone. I live in Ireland and I was wondering if there is anywhere here that I can buy bridge pins and tuning pins for a wire harp. Your help would...
There are several sources here in the U.S. Are you looking for a European Source? I have not seen any "historical replica" wire strung harps with bridge...
Rick Kemper
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May 17, 2004 6:32 pm
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Hello Reynold, Wire-strung harps, well, at least, historical Irish harps, don't generally use bridge pins, the strings fall direct from the windings on the...
Thank you all for your replies. I was hoping to be able to source a supply of bits within the state. I am old ashioned and I like to handle things before I...
This is my first post to the group, though I've already gleaned some great info from the archives as I struggle through the birth of my first harp; a...
