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Offline Marc St Louis

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Re: Stick and Strings
« Reply #15 on: July 14, 2016, 06:14:02 pm »
My wife says it sounds a bit punky.  She wants to record a short sound clip.

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Re: Stick and Strings
« Reply #16 on: July 15, 2016, 03:06:21 am »
Nice work, it's fun making other stuff, not that I've ever tried a musical instrument!
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Re: Stick and Strings
« Reply #17 on: July 15, 2016, 08:04:40 am »
That is really beautiful.  I bet it sounds great when tuned up.  Great work!

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Re: Stick and Strings
« Reply #18 on: July 15, 2016, 12:58:07 pm »
These Harps use nylon strings and between the strings stretching and the soundboard bowing out under tension makes tuning them up a lengthy process.  It takes about a month of touching up the tuning before it settles in and the Harp stabilizes.
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Re: Stick and Strings
« Reply #19 on: July 15, 2016, 07:41:24 pm »
A harper told me the minute they are strung, they begin to die.
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Re: Stick and Strings
« Reply #20 on: July 16, 2016, 06:31:38 am »
Sounds a lot like a bow JW even the stringing are tuning Marc like chasing that brace height till the string is done stretching
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Re: Stick and Strings
« Reply #21 on: July 16, 2016, 07:50:53 am »
It actually takes them awhile to come into their full voice.  They have their best sound once the soundboard develops a belly.  Modern commercial Harps, and Harp kits, use Birch plywood for the soundboard and although that is strong it also deadens the sound
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Re: Stick and Strings
« Reply #22 on: July 21, 2016, 07:15:21 am »
Very nice Marc, you are a man of many talents.  :)
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Re: Stick and Strings
« Reply #23 on: July 21, 2016, 08:18:44 am »
Quite a lengthy process.Wonderful job.
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