I'm just about ready to string my first "from scratch" harp (Yay!) and had a question prompted by discussion on another list, regarding placement of the...
Well, I finally completed my first from-scratch self-designed harp. Strung it today & brought it up to tension, and sure enough... a crack appeared. It's not...
Well, the "easy fix" seems to be working. I applied some epoxy around the area of the crack on the inside of the soundbox (I left large enough access holes...
In case anyone's interested, here's a photo of my first from-scratch, my-design harp. http://launch.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/harpmakers/photos/view/8e0f?b=7 ...
PS - Thanks to everyone on this list who offered advice & opinions. This was a very educational process and I wouldn't have learned as much without all your...
Hello everyone. I'm a brand new harp student from Pennsylania and I have some questions. I'm learning on a 34 string Salvi (nylon) that my teacher has lent me....
You cannot re-string a wire harp with nylon. Harp design is based on the strings physics and composition and cannot be interchanged. The physics will not...
Greetings It's possible to repair some broken necks, but it may be easier to cut off the old curve and build a new one. I've seen whole neck and pillar ...
Chris Spurrell
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Sep 26, 2006 1:20 am
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Hello to harpmakers. I've been lurking for about eight years, since about 98, when I didn't have a computer and found harpmakers by typing in a few words on...
Marianne, I know that Robinson's and Stoney End have both designed harps that could be strung in nylon or brass. In both cases, the range of the harp had to...
Is there a good site for reviews or critiques of different brands of harp. If I'm going to be saving and spending thousands of dollers, I'll want a harp that I...
I have to disagree with Rick on this. If you do the calculation on string length you will find that the tone of a note is a function of its length and...
Well, the "learning experience" is continuing on my first from- scratch harp. Figured I'd share in case any other new builders might benefit from my "oopses". ...
Hi Murray, What is "F7"? And what is unit of measure for length in your formula? Can you help to explain your formula with more details? Many thanks, Louis...
Louis Cheung
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Sep 28, 2006 2:06 pm
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F7 is the string length. The formula is the formula that I use to calculate string length when I design a harp. It is based on the standard formula for...
Does anyone have a string program they will sell/share? I have Joseph Jourdain's program, but it won't print on my computer. I have a copy of Mark Boles that...
Thank you all for your quick responses. I guess I'll need to save up and buy a nylon strung harp. So much for trying to take a shortcut! Marianne Tucker The...
Hello, when I purchased a tunning meter a number of years ago, like others, I noticed the needle jumping around. It might read 10-30 pennies positive, and then...
I seem to recall from somewhere that if the tension on a string is not a significant portion of it's breaking strength (around 50%-70%, if I recall), then...
Hi All, Has anyone had any experience with Nylgut strings from Aquila? I built my Limerick harp last year from a MusicMaker kits and am thinking of restringing...
Hi: I've used Nylgut on 6-stringed lyres, 18 stringed early Medieval harps, and a citole. I like them just fine- they mostly play like gut, but are a lot...
Greetings On foot of John's e-mail requesting a string program, did I miss a reply? I am also interested in a program. I have recently completed a harp and...
A reminder to the harpmakers list that there is a free windows based string calculation program at the following link. It is unsupported by the author (My...
Hello everyone, my name is Eliza and I'm an artist from Australia. Art isn't selling so well at the moment, I need something to do! I've been given access to...
Hi Eliza Check out our harp kit plans, instruction manuals and hardware/ string packages, at our website : www.markwoodstrings.com Just follow the links to...
I've bought a plan from Robertson Harps (sorry Glenn! I was directed there first). I'm going to have to find out what timbers are good and available in my neck...
Oops! The say confession is good for the soul, so here goes. My new harp took a nose dive and broke it's neck. The stand I made to raise it to comfortable...
If you're worried about vibration damping stay away from gorilla glue. It will be an effitive sound dampening when it expands and cures. As draconian as it...
