by Steve Moss | Aug 1, 2010 | Harp Strings, Moss Harp Service |
Update in 2023: This video is now also available to stream or download as well as on DVD. Learn more here. For the past seven months or more, I’ve been at work on a DVD that answers all of the most common harp-related questions people ask me, like “how do...
by Steve Moss | Jun 16, 2010 | Uncategorized |
The latest issue of my quarterly newsletter, The Harp Herald, is now available at https://mossharpservice.com/files/HarpHeraldSummer2010.pdf. The title of this issue’s feature article is “What is a Harp Regulation Anyway?” It offers a step-by-step...
by Steve Moss | Apr 15, 2010 | Uncategorized |
Dear clients and friends: I am writing to let you know that my family and I will be relocating from Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Corvallis, Oregon in mid-July, 2010. My wife Jenny is starting work on a Doctorate in Human Development at Oregon State University next fall....
by Steve Moss | Nov 20, 2009 | Harp Strings |
People often ask me if I’ll replace all the strings when they bring their harp in for a regulation. A smaller number of people assume that a regulation includes all new strings and are surprised (and disappointed) to find out that this isn’t the case....
by Steve Moss | Nov 18, 2009 | Harp Service Schedule |
I’ll be setting up shop somewhere in Las Vegas in Mid-to-late February of 2010. I’ve been there once before, and have a few customers who have been kind enough to ask me back. Overall, though, this is a new territory for me. If you happen to be a harpist...
by Steve Moss | Nov 13, 2009 | Harp Strings |
If you play a Lyon & Healy or Salvi lever harp, you may have noticed that these manufacturers, through their sister company, Bow Brand Strings, produce both “Lever Gut” and “Pedal Gut” strings. You might think that if you own a lever harp,...
by Steve Moss | Sep 25, 2009 | Harp Finishes |
A lot of people look at me funny when I say it’s okay to clean your harp with a damp cloth. “You mean, like, put water on my harp?” they ask me. There’s a commonly held belief that lacquer finishes and water do not mix, and there’s...
by Steve Moss | Sep 19, 2009 | Harp Repairs |
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE8njmRbMkA&hl=en&fs=1&] Have you ever had a pedal that started creaking or squeaking whenever you moved it? Most of the time, the cause is a pedal spring that needs a little extra lubrication. Here’s a...
by Steve Moss | Sep 8, 2009 | Uncategorized |
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_lxIj0OjyQ&hl=en&fs=1&]In response to a question from a client of mine, here’s a short video on how to tighten up loose tuning pins. It should work on any make of harp that has pins that run all the way...
by Steve Moss | Sep 2, 2009 | Harp Strings |
[vimeo 4214748] Here’s another of the great videos Michele Rassmussen shot at a harp care class I gave at Lyon & Healy West. Here, I focus on the knot used to anchor 4th and 5th octave nylon or gut strings. While you would use a string anchor of some kind to...
