by Steve Moss | Aug 25, 2009 | Uncategorized |
The latest issue of my supposed-to-be-quarterly-but-I-haven’t-managed-that-yet newsletter, also called The Harp Herald, is now available at https://mossharpservice.com/files/HarpHeraldSummer2009-8.pdf. The main topic of this issue’s article is how to...
by Steve Moss | May 7, 2009 | Harp Service Schedule |
Moss Harp Service will be setting up shop at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on June 18-21, 2009. This time will coincide with the final days of Augustana Summer Music Camp, so if you are traveling to Sioux Falls for the camp, consider having your harp...
by Steve Moss | Apr 21, 2009 | Harp Strings |
[vimeo 4214699] During a harp care class I gave at Lyon & Healy West in Salt Lake City, one of the attendees, Michele Rasmussen, was kind enough to shoot a few videos of me demonstrating some techniques for replacing harp strings. The videos came out great so I...
by Steve Moss | Apr 2, 2009 | Harp Strings |
In the last two posts, I have discussed some of the differences between nylon and gut harp strings. I strongly recommended that, despite their significantly higher cost, all harpists use gut strings in the fifth through the third octaves. In this range, gut strings...
by Steve Moss | Mar 30, 2009 | Harp Strings, Uncategorized |
Welcome to the second installment in a series of posts about pedal harp strings. In my last post, I discussed some of the structural differences between gut and nylon strings, and how these differences translate to differences in sound character. To recap, gut...
