The nyckelharpa will be featured on the nationally broadcast show, WoodSongs – a weekly one hour show produced in Lexington, KY featuring folk, grassroots,...
Wow, that is quite something! Thanks for letting us know Doug! And Happy New Year to everybody on this list! Chiara _____ From: nyckelharpa@yahoogroups.com...
I plan to restring my harpa with cello strings in a few days, but want to make sure I understand the correspondence of the cello strings to harpa strings...
Hi Rob, That's not what I've used in the past, when I used cello strings. I used a Cello D as a harpa C(2), a Cello G as a harpa G(3), and a Cello C as a...
Rob-- I'd probably take the relevant strings (or the harpa) to the music store and have them measure the diameter of the strings, and then use whatever is...
spmorris@...
Jan 6, 2009 11:23 pm
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Rob, What Bart suggested is entirely correct. You use the three heavier (and more expensive :-( ) strings for the C, G, C. Then most people use a .20-.18...
Hey Rob. Here is another alternative: Cello D = Nyckelharpa C Cello G = Nyckelharpa G and Cello G = Nyckelharpa C (which I often tune to A or D). So long as...
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Jan 7, 2009 8:15 am
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I have found that I prefer the Helicore cello strings for all but the A string. They are much softer than the Prim regular nyckelharpa strings. I use them...
Come and celebrate 30 years of Scandinavian dance and music in the redwoods of the Mendocino Woodlands! Scandia Camp Mendocino will be meeting for the 30th...
I find myself with a new-to-me octav nyckelharpa and now would like to get new strings. Does anyone have suggestions? I have new strings for the resonating...
Renowned fiddler, composer, teacher, and scholar Sven Ahlbäck will come to Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island this April 16-18. Sven will hold two...
Chainswede@...
Jan 18, 2009 10:47 pm
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Rhode Island? how about NYC **************Inauguration '09: Get complete coverage from the nation's capital.(http://www.aol.com?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000027) ...
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Jan 19, 2009 2:35 am
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Can someone please tell me who the moderator of this group is? I have a question to ask her/him, separately from the group forum. Thanks; Doug Oines...
I see three when I go to the yahoogroups site for our group: danielsvalefelt, and bart brashers and another I don't recognize. There are links to email them at...
Fellow Swedish Folk Music Enthusiasts, It gives me great pleasure to announce the completion and availability of the 7th DVD volume in my Swedish Folk Music...
A few days ago, I got around to reading Nyckel Notes and somebody (sorry I can't remember who) made a point about the need to bow from the ELBOW not the ...
Pat, I am not the one to tell you how you SHOULD/SHOULD NOT use your shoulder, arm, elbow, wrist, fingers, etc. to move the bow. However, I can agree with you...
Pat-- While Lars is correct that everyone needs to find their own way of playing, especially if there are physical disabilities or discomforts involved, there...
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Jan 28, 2009 10:44 pm
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Hi everybody, I am looking to find the notes of A-moll valsen and Bebs vals. Could someone send it to me? Thank you in advance, Chiara [Non-text portions of...
You can find waltz by Buss-Calle and a lot of other tunes at folkwiki.se http://www.folkwiki.se/Musik/189 The site is in Swedish but im sure You will find out...
To get the PDF, move your mouse over the space below the tune - you should see (otherwise invisible) links to ABC, MIDI, and PDF come up. Karen From:...
I am looking for tunes from Närke. Anybody have suggestions, mp3 or scanned music?Thanks Marilee ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Marilee Cowan
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Feb 11, 2009 2:14 pm
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I have a question about nyckelharpa cases. Is there any type of hard case that can be used for a nyckelharpa, other than a "nyckelharpa case"? In other words,...
Some years ago I made a very exhaustive search and came up empty. There are companies that will make up a case to your measurements (mine: 40x11x7.5"). You...
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