Hi, It was me that posted that message in Gaelic. Sorry I didn't realise it would get posted I thought I was just activating my account. Anyway thanks for...
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Janet Kurnick
janet_kurnick
Dec 22, 2005 4:08 pm
Welcome to the list Gorwel....
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G ROBERTS
bty496926
Dec 22, 2005 6:44 pm
Diolch yn fawr / Go raibh maith agat / Thank you Gorwel Janet Kurnick <jkurnick@...> wrote: Welcome to the list Gorwel. ... Yahoo! Groups Links To...
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Sebastian
seb25arpa
Dec 25, 2005 9:13 pm
Hi All, From my experience of building copies of historical gut strung harps, I have had alot of fun trying to get to grips with the various 'standardised...
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Chad McAnally
irish_harper
Dec 27, 2005 1:06 am
Hi group, Hi Sebastian Sebastian, I've occasionally had to do some restringing of my harps to accommodate pitch changes, but most of the gut strung historical...
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Sebastian
seb25arpa
Dec 27, 2005 7:39 am
Ah yes, but surely these harps must be considered transposing instruments? That is if Bunting is correct about the tuning of the irish harp at 2nd oct D, then...
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Simon Chadwick
simonchadwick
Dec 27, 2005 10:18 am
Hello Seb & Chad, Seb your comments are interesting - which is your harp copied from? I have here now two instruments, both measured replicas which preserve ...
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Jacqueline Lynaugh
bluefairysto...
Dec 27, 2005 1:56 pm
Happy Holidays everyone. Major harp accomplishment for me. I usually play a Queen Mary Replica but when I travel I use a small Ardival 19 string and finally...
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Sebastian
seb25arpa
Dec 27, 2005 6:16 pm
Hi Simon, I am guilty of not yet having a wire harp, though I have now sourced suitable bits of wood. Unfortunately other more imediate projects seem to come...
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Chad McAnally
irish_harper
Dec 28, 2005 9:47 pm
Hi again, Sebastian your ideas are not daft, they show real experiences with real instruments and that you have taken the time to think of this instrument in...
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Johny
ramserpent
Jan 3, 2006 12:37 am
Folks, For anyone on here who hasn't seen my new harp and is interested, I have uploaded some pics. It was made by my brother, I believe he is taking...
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Johny
ramserpent
Jan 3, 2006 12:43 am
Alasdair and all, Alasdair I have been studying scales on your site (which I have found very useful and informative!) and just wish to confirm something. It...
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Chad McAnally
irish_harper
Jan 4, 2006 2:29 am
JP, Nice looking harp you have there! Very keen metal and pyrograph work! Your brother did a mighty job. Is it a single block box?? How's the bass strung? Chad...
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jpatton@...
ramserpent
Jan 5, 2006 12:41 pm
... Chad, Cheers! Yeah, she is a real beauty...our Davy is rather brilliant...it is a willow sound box made from one piece...the bass is strung with an octave...
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Alasdair Codona
calumcille
Jan 6, 2006 3:55 pm
JP, Bliadhn' Ùr Mhath dhut, a charaid. Thanks for the question and also for putting the photos up on the website see we can all have a good ogle at the...
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Alasdair Codona
calumcille
Jan 6, 2006 4:07 pm
A chàirdean, Joseph Ennis is apparently Yahoo cookie unfriendly and has not joined the group. He is researching and writing an article on the Gaelic harp and...
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Simon Chadwick
simonchadwick
Jan 6, 2006 5:48 pm
My understanding is that brass making was invented/discovered in Europe in Roman times, i.e. the first few centuries AD. Certainly the copper alloy music wire...
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Chad McAnally
irish_harper
Jan 6, 2006 10:54 pm
I would wholeheartedly encourage Mr. Ennis to do more research before making sweeping statements like: "Neither the Celt nor the Gael had the secret of making...
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Edgar Peters
kaosharper1
Jan 8, 2006 2:06 pm
I think he's have to document his assertion that brass was imported up until the 19th century. Everything I've read about medieval mettalurgy makes a point...
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Jacqueline Lynaugh
bluefairysto...
Jan 9, 2006 4:47 pm
I found that article fascinating because I think the world was much larger then, communication slower and indeed what was mixed might have varied greatly ...
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Johny
ramserpent
Jan 14, 2006 5:42 pm
Folks I need to get myself a case made for my new harp...It seems most harpers I have seen use soft cases...I wonder why, would a hard case not be better? I...
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Janet Kurnick
janet_kurnick
Jan 15, 2006 9:14 pm
Colorado case make a great hard harp case. I am eventually going to get one. You can get them with wheels and fibergassed outside. They are pretty sturdy and...
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davyp9393
Jan 15, 2006 10:31 pm
hi Alasdair I had mailed you off list last week - just wanted to let you know in case it has went AWOL again good luck davy...
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jpatton@...
ramserpent
Jan 16, 2006 5:52 pm
Thanks Janet, much appreciated. JP Signup to supanet at https://signup.supanet.com/cgi-bin/signup?_origin=sigwebmail...
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Simon Chadwick
simonchadwick
Jan 16, 2006 9:03 pm
Hi there JP, The idea of a soft case is I think that the foam absorbs the impact rather than transmitting it (as a hard case would) through to the ...
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Jacqueline Lynaugh
bluefairysto...
Jan 17, 2006 7:42 am
Jean Paul, Hi there. I am assuming JP is Jean Paul. Re Cases....Go to www.celticharper.com/cases.html Look at Colorado Case Company and Harpers Hill. If this...
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jpatton@...
ramserpent
Jan 17, 2006 4:32 pm
Cheers for info folks...yeah, Simon I would prefer in ways to have a friend make the leather one, he made my old case and it was perfect for what I...
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Janet Kurnick
janet_kurnick
Jan 17, 2006 9:21 pm
I don't know if the UK folks know Kim Robertson - she is a lever player but does quite a bit of travelling with her harp - she has camac levers and a Harpers...
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Alasdair Codona
calumcille
Jan 20, 2006 2:46 pm
Dear Davy, The last e-mail from you arrival perfectly, thanks. I apologise for not getting straight back to you: I've been at Celtic Connections and had...
