Re: wire harps (was Re: [scots-l] music store frustration)

2000-09-24 Thread David Kilpatrick
Hello, Well, this could be lively! I'm afraid I must respectfully disagree with you David! To begin with, certainly the wire harp came later than the earliest harps, such as the horse hair harp, because the invention of the wire harp had to wait until people had figured out how to make

Re: wire harps (was Re: [scots-l] music store frustration)

2000-09-23 Thread Jack Campin
the folks that made your Dupplin harp, Ardival Harps, also make wire strung harps. [...] There's the dis-placed American, Bill Taylor, who plays lots of wire as well. My co-duettist Harriet recently got one of these (I think it's an Ardival) and has been studying it with Bill Taylor. One

Re: wire harps (was Re: [scots-l] music store frustration)

2000-09-23 Thread Clarsaich
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Very different from the lever harp, and so far it's proving rather partner-unfriendly My husband Eric, also a professional musician, plays the Saxophones, and as I got more more involved in playing the wire strung harp I wanted to be able to play with him. I

Re: wire harps (was Re: [scots-l] music store frustration)

2000-09-22 Thread Clarsaich
In a message dated 9/22/00 2:41:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: There are none in Scotland?? Aren't wire harps the traditional harps of the Gaels that date back to antiquity? David said he's never SEEN one there, not that there aren't any! And you're quite right

Re: wire harps (was Re: [scots-l] music store frustration)

2000-09-22 Thread David Kilpatrick
On Fri, 22 Sep 2000, David Kilpatrick wrote: I'm curious one day to find a wire harp - never seen one here in Scotland - and yes, I would like to try repairing something like that, but you are quite right about the carriage. There are none in Scotland?? Aren't wire harps the

Re: wire harps (was Re: [scots-l] music store frustration)

2000-09-22 Thread Clarsaich
Hello, Well, this could be lively! I'm afraid I must respectfully disagree with you David! To begin with, certainly the wire harp came later than the earliest harps, such as the horse hair harp, because the invention of the wire harp had to wait until people had figured out how to make the