Hi, Guys; As I was zipping along, actually beginning to think that after buying a ton of new tools to finish my harp, I began to get cocky and came close to...
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Dan Cady
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Dec 2, 2007 5:59 pm
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Lao Tzu also said that those heaven helps we call the sons of heaven-- but what the frell does that have to do with gluing a painted surface? :-) Ron ... ...
The paint is not glue. The glue adheres to the paint, and not the wood. So, relying on the strength of paint might be a toss up when it comes to the strength...
Dan Cady
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Dec 3, 2007 4:54 am
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Thanks, Dan; Hmmm, the bottom/back panel only has to be screwed on so that presents no problem, leaving only the question of how to glue the top panel down......
Hi All, The Holy Grail of harp design is a step closer, Gibson guitars - http://www.gibson.com/robotguitar/story.html - have announced the first practical...
A self tuning mechanism looks like it operates by turning the tuning peg and altering the tension of the string. There being little new under the sun, Erard...
Greetings: I do not know if Gibson is using the same system or not, but I knew the inventor of a self tuning guitar. About 15 years ago I saw his invention....
Hi, Guys; I had made a rough neck-- or rather, piece of a neck-- made out of birch while waiting for the maple I had ordered to arrive. I wanted to see how...
Ron, the general term for those would be "tailpiece". Another likely term might be "string anchor". Although tailpieces on traditional acoustic instruments are...
Robert Winokur
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Dec 10, 2007 7:01 am
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Thank, Robert; While I don't particularly like them, I was hoping to use them and save myself the trouble of having to find somebody who could do lathe work...
Many electric guitars use a similar rig, as has been noted. One could examine these in a music store, and get a general idea of the design parameters. Larry...
One alternative you might consider, if there's room, is to run the strings to hitch pins in a recess. It can look especially elegant with the strings...
Robert Winokur
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Dec 10, 2007 5:49 pm
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Now that some of you have your Christmas Trees and ornaments out, I am collecting pictures of holiday harp ornaments that I will make into a collage for a...
... the strings to hitch pins in a recess. It can look especially elegant with the strings disappearing through slots in a cover set flush with the body. Or...
Hi All! I just posted a set of pictures of the harp I am currently building in my shop. It is inspired by the Elvish interior decorating in the Rivendale...
Hi again ! The photos I mentioned are in the Photos folder on the Yahoo Harpmakers site, in an album that is described as Rivendale Custom carved Harp. Glenn...
Hi, folks; I would like to make the neckofmy harp out of oak-- it's about the only wood I can find that comes in 7-3/4" widths-- just large enough, *barely,*...
I''ve tried oak, walnut, and 3/4" plywood. I could make plywood work if a pin got loose, by glueing thin toothpick sized pieces of hardwood in. My experience...
Dear Ron and Roger I have only used oak on one neck. Generally I have used Maple or pin block. Pin block particularly for pedal harp. The oak worked fine. ...
There is a certain art to shimming. I'm not an expert, but the shim has to be thin enough to become wedged between the pin and the outside of the hole. Too...
I hear maple is rather hard to glue. Is that true? Ron ... or pin block. Pin block particularly for pedal harp. ... shimming, and/or "chalk line" chalk. ... ...
Hi, all! I work with maple quite a lot and though I find it hard on bandsaw blades (I can see how the type termed "rock maple" earned its name!) I've never...
Shannon Caldwell
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Dec 18, 2007 12:21 am
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Hmmm... As much as i want to use maple, my gut keeps telling me to use birch for the neck. There can't be any screws or nails used because the shape of the...
... wedged between the ... We used to use fine sandpaper, grit side in (against the pin) when fixing loose pins in pianos. It's thin, and the grit grabs the...
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David: __________________ We used to use fine sandpaper, grit side in (against the pin) when fixing loose pins in pianos. It's thin, and the grit grabs the...
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