Greetings If you’ve got a harp you’ve probably have an electronic tuner (or perfect pitch). Those electronic tuners work a lot better when plugged into a...
Chris Spurrell
falcons@...
Aug 5, 2007 6:59 pm
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Good evening, Le 05.08.2007 20:57:27, Chris Spurrell a écrit : Greetings ..... Since speakers and microphones work on the same principle ... In fact there...
I have a harp? That's news to me with all the problems I've been having. The Vulcan harp is a very complex instrument (and if you don't think so, try making...
I built a Mac HyperCard based program several years ago. Someday I¹ll rewrite in RealBasic and compile to win32 and Mac OSX. A pipe dream... But it will...
Dan Cady
dcady@...
Aug 7, 2007 5:22 am
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Hello Steven and everyone else. My son made a windows based stringband Calculator as a final year High School project. It is available for free at this site ...
Thanks Roger It was easy to set up. One question. Is it Imperial or Metric? Given that the tension is in lbs I presume it is in inches etc... Stephen V...
Hi, All; The plans for the Vulcan harp make the bridge about 3-3/4" long; this is supposed to be sufficient for nineteen 0.017" electric guitar strings. But...
Hi Don The fiber is nylon, like a synthetic silk fiber. It is only available, to my knowledge, in big rolls. My experience is based on seeing what my wife...
The luthiers-- guitar-makers-- haven't been much help but maybe somebody here can answer a few questions. I've been working on the Vulcan harp for the last two...
Hi Ron, I made a very nice lyre once using this method and it is the method used for almost all 17th century and older harps. I am currently carving a harp...
Castlebay
castlebay@...
Aug 20, 2007 1:32 pm
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I've been making my "psalter" harps by hollowing out a piece of wood, usually 3x3" ( 2 1/2" x 2 1/2") and using one face as the soundboard. I'm working on ...
(This is a cross-posting from the Wire Harp list. Apologies if you get it twice) The old clarsachs with hollowed-out soundboxes all still have a roughly...
I think that the reason for flat sides on the early Medieval "psalter" harps I've been making is partly a wild guess based on the iconography, but also that ...
I found the harp comparison chart I was referring to. I have no idea where I found this, but it seems to have the right stuff. I'll put it in the FIles...
Hi everyone ! I was just wondering if harp sales were good for the builders who showed at the Somerset and Montana Harp-con`s ? I had heard that Montana was...
Glen - Long time... It would seem to me that the economy is exceptionally weird. I work (days) in indigent mental health specializing in forensic evaluation. ...
Dan Cady
dcady@...
Aug 25, 2007 4:47 am
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Dig this funky picture of the Vulcan harp: http://members.aol.com/IDICPage2/GemKirk104.html I hope mine looks so good when (if) I get it finished! Ron...
I've just joined your group, but I probably should have done that a few months ago. I'm sure I could have learned a lot here before I got into actually...
The posting by Donna and her blog inspired me to show off. I have just finished a Irish type harp based on plans from Robinson's. Actually I borrowed ideas...
Well done, it looks like you have a very nice harp there. I hope her voice is as sweet as her look. Tkae care and good luck. Reynold ... From: laurienicol To:...
Hello, I'm Andrea from Italy. I've been lurking for months, and now I'm starting my first project. I've found some messages on the archive about ordering Camac...
Andrea, Yes, Camac sells single lever sets. Simply sent your string data (length, diameter, string specification) to Jakez, and his team will send you the...
Today I finished my Limerick harp, the Rainbow harp, but I'm not sure if it is right or not. For one thing, the soundboard touches the pillar, and the...
On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 13:41:42 +1000, donpbk2006 <donpbk@...> wrote: G'day mate, My father and I have made the limerick from musickits, but we added a ...
Hi Donna Well done on getting this far. I am at a siimilar position again with the same harp - I thought I had finished it until I strung her up and she did ...
When I built my Shepherd lap harp, the instructions also said to ensure the pillar does not touch the soundboard. So I gave it a little clearance. However,...
Howdy, all; I've been looking at the original Vulcan harp, then thought about zithers; I was wondering if I could make the Vulcan harp in the same manner as a...
