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...
by Steve Moss | Dec 1, 2016 | Harp Strings |
Since a harp’s bass wires are thicker and stiffer than the rest of its strings, many harpists choose to avoid replacing their own, preferring to have a technician do the job during a regulation. But if you’d like to do it yourself, or one breaks and you...
by Steve Moss | Nov 23, 2010 | Harp Strings |
Here is another segment from my DVD, Harp Care with Steve Moss. In this one, I describe the different materials used in harp strings, give tips on how to know when your strings are due for replacing, explain the harp string numbering system, and show the tools used in...
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 | 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....
