There is an erard for sale at an antik shop in Brussel for about 6000 euros, English label patent number 4421(?). If someone is interested I can make some...
I've been offered a downed white spruce, 18" diameter at the base, located in Northern Wisconsin. My (Swedish bachelor tree-farmer) brother-in-law says 25-30...
Dear John, I am no expert but I think you should get the wood kiln dried. I had a small black walnut tree die in our yard and my husband cut it into 8 foot ...
John, Drying it in the round is highly problematic. Saw, or better yet, rive it first, possibly 2" thick or so then wax the ends, sticker it, dry it a year or...
Greetings all, As a reasonably new harpmaker I am trying to get my head around the different types of wound strings. Would someone fill me in on all the...
John, I don't see any practical reason to leave the wood to season in log form. You want the wood to dry fairly quickly before fungus, rot or bugs get to it -...
Dear Melanie, I've done a bit of hide work. Without exception, hand hidework is backbreaking, sweaty labour. One important thing to have straight is what your...
Dear All, I have just arranged to buy another harp (subject to the seller not getting a better offer before I pay her next week). Not the worlds greatest...
Tacye, 1. base care advice Some pictures would be helpful here, but offhand it sounds like you'll be needing to add some bracing to a number of different...
Are these levers not just the ones that are standard on Pakistani harps? Single action. Think of the standard sharping disk with its two pins from a pedal harp...
... That is a sort of two pole lever I am familiar with- however to work the pivot point needs to be between the two pins and here it is below the lower one,...
When engaged, The string sets on the grooved pole and then the smooth pole pushes the string against the grooved one...disengaged the string is in the middle...
Test two via email. (sorry folks, been a member since 1999 at least) posts have not been going through ~ trying to resolve such. Thanks for your patience. =-) ...
Greetings Well the mad surge of work has started again on the old harp! The string shoes have been made and put in place, so that is the sound box complete...
Hello~ I have a question I hope someone here can answer. Why would Camac levers be installed with brass bridge pins instead of the ones from Camac? I didn't...
I guess the simple answer is to ask the maker. Perhaps it was 'cause they didn't like the looks of the Cammac bridge pins. As to tuning -- the other way to...
I use brass bridge pins with Camac levers when I am making smaller harps, and Camac threaded bridge pins on larger harps. The reason? Well those threaded pins...
Tool Question: I have a 6x24 drum sander (shop built) that I use for preparing sound boxes for the soundboard. It works well for that purpose, and it can be ...
Hi Folks A while back I remember someone asking about the best way to ship a harp and I seem to recall that some makers ship harps fully strung and up to...
Hi Rick I have a 36" woodmaster that I thankfully found used. Now I realize that for most purposes this is overkill. One of the features this one has is Velcro...
... Rick, I purchased 24" Kuster dual drum sander years ago which has served me well over the years. One of the drawbacks to drum sanders is the relative...
I have a JET 24" and I'm realy happy with it, cant understand I waited 8 years to get one... If I get rich I will take a double drum 24... Ben ... From: James...
I've been happy with my 16" PerformaX drum sander. Easy set-up and good belt changing capabilities. Not Velcro but it works well with its self tensioning ...
Hey, Rick! I used a 16" Delta thickness sander for 2 years and loved it, but upgraded to a Craftex 32" double drum thickness sander because my largest harp...
Hi! My name is Tim Des Roches and I reside in Lodz, Poland. In the near future (when the package arrives) I will be setting about building a Musicmakers ...
dear harpers does anyone know of a harp teacher in or near aberdeen, south dakota? there is a teacher listed in spearfish....other side of the state! thanks ...
... Hi, Shawn - Assuming you are wanting a teacher on Celtic harp, if you have trouble finding a live one near you, check out the Sylvia Woods Harp Center...
Hi, Richard - I have received two large and one lap harp via international shipping, all sent with strings up to pitch. The larger ones were a Triplett 36...
