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As we head toward the holiday season, and it starts to get cold in many parts of the northern hemisphere, a question I am asked a lot is whether it is safe to move a harp on very cold days. Fortunately, as long as you take basic precautions, the answer is yes. You may...
Moving Matters: The Three Piece Transport Cover
If you play your harp for any length of time, someone is inevitably going to ask you to bring it to play at their wedding or other social function. If you're not used to harp moving, the prospect can seem daunting. But with a little knowledge and preparation,...
Harp Buzzes 101: String End Vibrations
One of the most common and annoying harp buzzes is caused by unwanted vibrations where the strings are anchored in the soundboard. Fortunately this is also one of the easiest buzzes to eliminate. With a little patience and detective work, you can easily fix that...
My Harp Has a Boo Boo!
It happens to every harp sooner or later. You do your best to be careful when you move. You load your harp in the car with care. You ask the violists nicely for the thousandth time not to push their chairs into your harp. But no matter how hard you try, the time will...
The Care and Feeding of Pedal Felts
As part of a standard regulation, I always replace a harp's pedal felts, the red pads that cover the pedals where they sit in the pedal slots. But why? Often, they look just fine. Sure, if they go too long without replacement, they can get torn up and really affect...
Installing a Gold Crown on a Lyon & Healy Style 23
Q: I have a Lyon and Healy 23 and I was given a gold crown for my birthday. I thought when I took off the wood crown that the gold crown would be an easy installation using the same holes for the screws. Guess I was wrong. Do you have any "installation for dummies"...
Salvi Harps Now Requires Online Registration for New Purchases
Attention recent and future Salvi Harp buyers. The company now requires that new instruments be registered within 30 days of purchase in order to be covered under warranty. Visit the following site to register: https://warranty.salviharps.com.
How to Check Your Harp after a Regulation
Most harpists don't have a professional technician based in their home towns. If you do, this article will bore the heck out of you. Please return to looking at cat videos. If not, you probably have your harp serviced by a technician who comes to your city...
Soundboard Veneer Splits
So, you see some small cracks or splits running along the center strip on your pedal harp, and you’re wondering if this is a sign of scary expensive repairs to come. Fortunately, splits like the one shown in this photo are rarely a cause for concern. As ominous...
Fall 2014 Harp Regulation Schedule
Here's an at-a-glance look at my schedule from late July, 2014 through the beginning of November: July 21-27: Redlands, CA August 25-30: Ann Arbor, MI September 5-8: Interlochen, MI September 19-24: Salt Lake City, UT September 25-27: Spokane, WA October 6-10:...
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