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...
by Steve Moss | Mar 26, 2009 | Harp Strings |
Most new pedal harps come from the factory strung in nylon in the first (top) octave, and gut in the second through fifth octaves. Lever harps that use pedal harp stringing and tension, such as the Lyon & Healy Prelude, Troubadour, and Ogden, and the Salvi Ana,...
by Steve Moss | Mar 23, 2009 | Harp Regulation |
Does your pedal harp need regulation once a year? Every other year? Only occasionally? The answer, of course, is “it depends.” It depends on how much you play your harp, how strongly you play, and how high your standards are for sound and intonation. What...
by Steve Moss | Mar 17, 2009 | Harp Strings |
You may have heard that you need to replace your strings before a regulation. Why, you may ask? Do you have to change all of them or only some? You’re hiring a technician. Why can’t he or she do them, for crying out loud? Let’s explore the answers to...
by Steve Moss | Mar 15, 2009 | Harp Finishes |
Any harp that’s in regular use – especially one that gets moved a lot – is going to collect its share of scratches, dents, and dings. Some harpists accept these as a fact of life and overlook them. Others tear their hair out at the slightest mark....
by Steve Moss | Mar 12, 2009 | Uncategorized |
People call me all the time to ask me “what’s a harp regulation? My teacher told me my harp needs one but I have no idea what she’s talking about.” Harp regulation is a periodic maintenance service designed to keep your harp in optimal playing...
