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  • October 13, 2009 at 2:49 pm #75517
    unknown-user
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    Thirty years ago my daughter aquired a harp from an elderly lady who played first chair with the nahsville synphony.

    October 13, 2009 at 4:45 pm #75518
    Liam M
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    I would look for a music shop in your area that handles Violins, Cellos etc. Ask them for a good luthier. Stay away from guitar stores which may be a problem in Nashville. Or contact someone like Lyon and Heally.

    INSIST UPON REFERENCES AND SEEING EXAMPLES OF THEIR WORK!

    Repairing a concert harp is something that will take special skills. I work on far simple folk harps and experiment with different configurations.

    October 13, 2009 at 9:10 pm #75519
    dawn-penland
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    Do cracks have to be fixed?

    October 13, 2009 at 10:28 pm #75520
    Liam M
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    Dawn, you raise a very good point. If sound integrity is not compromised and the instrument is structurally sound, I believe a crack might even lend some character and not be out of place on an instrument that old. I am concerned that they will take the instrument to a shop that will not appreciate the instrument for what it is and they will wind up with a total loss. While we know they could never sell it for it’s replacement value, it certainly would be that much to replace it.

    October 14, 2009 at 3:30 am #75521
    paul-knoke
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    Hi Peggy

    The closest harp repairman to you is, fortunately, also one who specializes in antique harps and harps by less-well-known makers. His name is Howard Bryan and he’s in Lynchburg, Virginia. You can contact him through his website at http://www.hbryan.com. Let us know how it goes with your daughter’s harp!

    October 17, 2009 at 11:02 pm #75522
    Saul Davis Zlatkovski
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    I think you need to make a trip to Chicago with this one, if only to show it off. I never heard of a harp made by Wild. I think maybe he only signed it and didn’t make it? You might post pictures of it for us to see.

    October 17, 2009 at 11:02 pm #75523
    Saul Davis Zlatkovski
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    And I think Tom Bell is closest to you in southwestern Ohio.

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