A while ago (late 2003 or early 2004) it was suggested - by Rick Kemper, I think - that improved response to treble or bass notes might result from, among...
Hi There, If I put my harp players cap on for a few seconds, I have found that all the harps that I have had the experience of performing on tend to suffer...
Greetings all, Recently I've come across the above. I don't know anything about them. Could members of the group fill me in on the whys and wherefores, ins ...
Greg, Fluoro carbon or carbon fiber strings are also called PVF strings (PolyVinylFloride). They heavier and have a higher tensile strength than gut. Thus, a...
I'm starting a harp that my client wants fitted with Camac levers, but I'm a ways from ordering the levers. Can anyone tell me how to drill the neck for their...
Some time ago Rick Kemper compared L&H Performance levers with Truitts and finished with the comment that when setting up three comparable harps with L&H,...
See inserts below. harpmakers@yahoogroups.com wrote: Has anyone done a similar comparison that includes the Camac levers? How do they stack up against the...
Hello dear harpmakers, I lurk on your list because the conversation is interesting, but now I have a question I hope you can help me with. I have a number of...
Harp Keys come in several different sizes: The Lyon and Healy size, the Drum Key size, a couple of clock key sizes, and then some builders have their own size....
Another way to get the size is to adjust the crescent wrench and then determine what size bolt is the same. This would require a variety of bolts near the size...
Hi, I began playing the harp about a year ago, and became interested in tuning/fixing them since they seem so cranky! Anyway, to encourage me, my harp teacher...
Hello Others have replied which will give you some ideas. Most measurements that I have come across are in mm (millimetres) and are across the flats or from ...
Robinson's sells tapered steel pegs in sizes numbered 4 or 5 in various lengths. They also sell matching pegs and reamers. I just measured the #4 and it's 4 cm...
<snip> I am always afraid of losing a wrench, because it seems like the "standard" wrenches (Dusty, Triplett, etc.) are the only ones that are easy to replace....
Chris Spurrell
falcons@...
Jul 14, 2005 1:12 am
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... Oddly enough, this exact same question came up today on the SCA Harpers list. The correspondent solved her problem by buying a drum key from her local band...
I think that you will find that the tuning pins will be in millimetres (mm) not centimetres (cm), most pins are between 4 and 5 mm across. 4 cm would be a...
... Bess, Robert is really bad about answering his phone. The best way to get a hold of him is through his fax number which is: 970-532-0145 ... Jerry Brown...
Hi All ! i was wondering how the builders who attended the Montana confrence did with their haro sales ? i heard that the attendence was a bit light ? Glenn ...
This weekend I picked up a beautiful harp at a garage sale near Mt. Hood in Oregon. I've been trying to figure out the make and model ever since. I've been...
Hi, I have two harps, one built from a Musicmaker kit and one made from Robinson harp plans. On the Robinson harp I ran into a problem that experienced harp...
Talia R. Collier
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Jul 27, 2005 7:34 pm
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Hmm...I would try a hair dryer to warm the eyelet up...it would probably loosen up the glue allowing you to pop the eyelet out...now...if you have glued on...
Talia, I would go to a leather shop, get large enough eyelets and simply drill out the old ones using the right size bit. Don't mess with heat anywhere near a...
Talia, Try a hot soldering iron or the tip of a hot regular laundry iron. If you can heat the grommet a bit it will loosen the glue unless it is some wierd hi...
Hello Talia, my experience not being in removing eyelets from soundboards but from jewellery work, I'd suggest the following: Get a nail or other metal bolt...
Maybe we're looking this the wrong way around. Maybe leave the eyelets, but try to find another way to get the string through it. Any openings in the back? ...
Hi Talia Try drilling into the existing eyelet with a drill bit that just fits into it. This works to extract a brass eyelet, without cutting into the wood....
Can anyone here tell me the measurments to concert spacing? I hear 'concert spacing' all over the place but can't find the 'concert standard'! Is there a...
... Another place to go if you need just a few eyelets of a specific size is -- believe it or not -- stores that sell supplies for building radio-controlled...
Hi, Thanks to *everyone* who got me through the troubleshooting stage and onto a workable and successful solution for removing recalcitrant eyelets (or more...
