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 28, 2023 | Uncategorized |
Our popular DVD, Harp Care with Steve Moss, is now available as a digital video online through our Vimeo page. You can stream it or download it to your device, and save 40% off the cost of the DVD and shipping. You can even rent it for an even lower price. Harp...
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 | 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 | 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 | Jul 1, 2016 | Uncategorized |
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...