Alaskan Wood This just came in Stephen V West Coast Harps Alison I am taken away to Waldon pond by the sight of your Harps. The most beautiful I have seen. I...
Hello All - I would like to respectfully solicit some opinions (I know you have them, I've been lurking on this list for several years...;-)) from the ...
From your description I would opine that it should be possible to replace those grommets as you describe. You may have to remove the neck and pillar to get at...
Interesting question. If you look at the problem as a question in physics, basically, youšve got say 40 pounds of force holding the string in place. At the...
Dan Cady
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May 8, 2008 12:47 pm
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The good thing about wood is that it can be replaced. I do not see that there would ever be need to replace the soundboard or dismantle an instrument to...
It was wonderful to read the post from John's wife Sandra. We have been getting wood from Alaskan tonewoods for years so it was great to read some of the...
... From: harpmakers-owner@yahoogroups.com [mailto:harpmakers-owner@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of bsancetta Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 8:20 AM To:...
Stan Kocimski
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May 8, 2008 3:40 pm
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Yes, Dan has the right idea. I'm not patient enough to wait 5 days for epoxy to cure, however, so I use a thick formula CA superglue (mine comes from Rockler...
Hi All - Thanks to all of you who replied to my question both on the list and privately. Much appreciated. I am sending your thoughts and advice on to my...
Hi, Guys; After a lot of work-- and I do mean a *lot* of work-- and fussy trial and error, and praying, getting the Vulcan harp is finally seeing an end in...
... From: Ron Hubbard To: harpmakers@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 6:57 PM Subject: A Working Stringholder? ... I wouldn't go with this. There...
... From: harpmakers-owner@yahoogroups.com [mailto:harpmakers-owner@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of imapseudonym2 Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 8:54 PM To:...
Stan Kocimski
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May 16, 2008 3:58 pm
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... researching ... LOL. Only because the existing "plans" are barely fit to be used as toilet paper and whatever I've accomplished so far has been due to...
Ron - First, if all strings are tied together and one breaks, then all will need replacement. I once made a guitar with a violin scale tiny thing. I made...
Dan Cady
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May 17, 2008 11:37 pm
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Hi, Dan; I don't know if they need to be tied together, only that they meet together somewhere inside the stringholder. Would that cause problems? Ron ... all...
15 degree angled 3/32˛ brass pins for each string would be good, so long as you are using a true hardwood for the pin block. As on a hammered dulcimers, you...
Dan Cady
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May 20, 2008 1:31 am
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... long as ... old ... each string ... your ... Hi, Dan; I finally just got one of my computers up and running, so now I don't have to spend my lonely days at...
Call to all harp makers and repairers. Exhibition space is availalbe at this year's 3rd Australian Harp Festival. See details below... The 3rd Australian Harp...
Howzabout some opinions, pro and con, regarding threaded bridge pins, as provided by Musicmakers? Thanks. John Lozier, Executive Director Harping for Harmony...
They are great for regulating levers and I wouldn't ever want to go back. That said..the pins are soft so it easy to strip the slots and then you are stuck...
Oh. Bridge pins. I thought you were asking about tuning pins. Sorry. I still would say that the holes have to be precisely drilled, though.. ;=)> Larry...
I use the threaded bridge pins from Dusty Strings. They have a hex head and therefore use a socket instead of a screwdriver to turn them. I have not had any...
Just a quick note about our threaded bridge pins. We've gone through our first 50,000 of them already, and have improved the second batch with higher carbon...
Hello Makers, I'm doing a concert in Vlodrop Holland in July. Anyone know a harpmaker or seller/renter who could rent me a 34-36 string lever harp? I know it's...
Hi, Guys; I was getting ready to order a package of harp strings for my project, then it occured to me the reason why the plans specifically call for guitar...
... I've never seen them. Just a little knot (with a toggle if necessary) usually does the trick. Some designs also use a bead threaded onto the string just...
