by Steve Moss | Oct 18, 2024 | Uncategorized |
When servicing harps for our customers, one thing we see more often than we’d like is a string that is either way too thick or way too thin for its position on the instrument. In most cases, the string is the right letter, say a “C”, but in the wrong...
by Steve Moss | Jul 13, 2024 | Uncategorized |
In a previous post I reported on an introduction to the new Sipario BioCarbon harp strings that we received during a recent technicians conference at Lyon & Healy in Chicago. Just after the conference Liza and I got an opportunity to partially restring a Salvi...
by Steve Moss | Jul 25, 2023 | Harp Strings |
You may or may not have heard this yet, but Lyon & Healy and Salvi have begun marketing two new types of strings, called BioCarbon® and Bionylon®. Both are manufactured under the name Sipario. BioCarbon is billed as a synthetic alternative to traditional gut, and...
by Steve Moss | Jul 15, 2023 | Uncategorized |
Introducing our latest product! How to Regulate Your Lever Harp, Book One: The Loveland Lever. This is the first volume in a new series of books focusing on lever harp regulation, designed for the harpist (or harpist’s significant other!) who would like to...
by Steve Moss | Jan 10, 2018 | Harp Strings |
I’m pleased to announce that I’ve just launched String Bag, a free online string inventory tracking tool designed specifically for harpists. To try it, simply click the hyperlink above, or point your browser to https://stringbag.mossharpservice.com. From...
by Steve Moss | May 1, 2017 | Harp Repairs, Uncategorized |
Your harp’s pedal caps, the black rubber pads that cover the tip of each pedal, are designed to give your feet traction as you move the pedals. Over time, and the more you use them, pedal caps wear away. In the case of the slip-on type, they can also split or...
by Steve Moss | Apr 14, 2017 | troubleshooting |
What the heck is a P.R.T.B.? It stands for pedal rod tubing buzz. It is a sympathetic vibration caused by a harp’s pedal rod tubing assembly, the system of parts inside a pedal harp’s column that connect the pedals at your feet with the mechanism above...
by Steve Moss | Mar 1, 2017 | Uncategorized |
When is a harp buzz not a harp buzz? When it’s coming from somewhere else in the room. The world we live in is teeming with objects that want to deceive us into thinking our harp has a buzz. Disguised as ordinary lighting fixtures, heating registers, even as...
by Steve Moss | Feb 1, 2017 | Harp Strings, Moss Harp Service |
When you make an appointment to have your harp regulated, there are three important things you can do to get ready. The first is to make sure your strings are in good condition, especially in the top two octaves. The second is to make a list of any specific problems...
by Steve Moss | Jan 2, 2017 | Harp Strings |
Happy New Year! While you’re putting together your list of resolutions for this year, how about instituting a string replacement schedule? Your harp only sounds as good as its strings, and unfortunately strings do deteriorate with age and use. While it is...
