retuneing during a wedding

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November 6, 2007 at 9:36 pm #111950

Charles
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I’m about to play for my little sisters wedding.

I dont’ think i’ll have to but how do you deal with haveing to do a touch up tuneing during a wedding?

thanks

Charles

November 7, 2007 at 12:36 pm #111951

B Y
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I don’t.

November 7, 2007 at 1:35 pm #111952

kay-lister
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Hi Charles,

I have always arrived at any gig location 1 hour before I’m scheduled to play.

November 7, 2007 at 3:00 pm #111953

David Ice
Member

Hi Charles,

I agree with Kay.

November 7, 2007 at 7:14 pm #111954

andy-b
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I’ve had to leave a tuning key on my harp as David suggested, but I highly recommend wrapping a rubber band around the tuning key and then

November 7, 2007 at 9:59 pm #111955

john-strand
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excellent advice all around – weddings are really super special events for the folks involved and

November 8, 2007 at 12:20 am #111956

steven-todd-miller
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I agree– if it’s not too bad, just live with it– but I have had the rare occasion where there has been a freakish change in temperature or barometric pressure at outdoor weddings where I had to do something. You just pluck as quietly as you can and do your best to take care of it in 5 seconds or less.

November 8, 2007 at 12:22 am #111957

Charles
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Thanks Everyone!

It was so nice to hear from so many other male harpist.

My sister is very excited as are many of the guest you would think it’s the first time- well for most of them it will be the first time they see and hear a live harp.

I plan on letting my harp get use to the church 2 days before the wedding so it should be good to go.

November 8, 2007 at 12:46 am #111958

john-strand
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A friend of mine who goes back to the days of Keijan Attl in the 20s and 30s said that in those days in the high humidity strings would break

November 8, 2007 at 1:52 am #111959

Charles
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That would be intresting for sure. It’s also just dawned on me that I’ll be performing while

November 8, 2007 at 2:36 pm #111960

andy-b
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If you’re playing pedal harp, make sure you also practice in the shoes you’ll be wearing, especially if you’re one of those who practice barefoot or in socks!

November 24, 2007 at 1:38 am #111961

Charles
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Hello Everyone!

I hope you all had a special time

November 24, 2007 at 2:26 am #111962

Leigh Griffith
Participant

Hi Charles,

Glad to hear that everything went so smoothly! Great! There are definite advantages to indoor weddings.

I didn’t play the harp for my son’s wedding on the third of Nov. and I
am glad! It was outdoors on the beach by the lake the day that the
remnants of hurricane Noel came through. They were married in the calm
before the storm – literally! It began to rain just as we were getting
into our cars to head to the reception. That was one day I was glad I
didn’t have to take my harp out of the house.

Leigh

November 24, 2007 at 11:27 pm #111963

unknown-user
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Charles,

I hope you play harp better than you spell. If I was a bride-to-be looking for a harpist, I would not even consider you.

Haveing? Tuneing?

If you can’t spell these simple words (or don’t bother to double-check what you write) do you even know how to tune a harp?

November 24, 2007 at 11:30 pm #111964

unknown-user
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I disagree – they might not notice that you have an out-of-tune string, but unless they are deaf, they will notice that it doesn’t sound right and think you are a poor musician.
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