same string lever change

[sage]

Hi all!

I’m quite new to the harp as well as this forum, and I’ve gotten stuck. I’m currently learning to play ‘children’ by Robert Miles, which is going alright, up until a quick ‘d flat – c – d flat’ switch, which is not possible for me to do on my lever harp with e flat major tuning… does anyone know how I can fix this? Do I have to retune my harp?

Thanks in advance!

[wil-weten]

Db is enharmonically the same as C#.

So you just have C lever up for Db and lower it to get to the C.

So, no need at all to retune your harp.

[sage]

Thank you for your reply! I did realize this, however, the switch between these two notes happens too fast to be able to play it on the same string with a lever change.

this is the song:
https://youtu.be/6QEPrDBMqJ0
the part I’m talking about happens at 0:20

[wil-weten]

I am sorry, I can’t see the video as I get the message that the user that uploaded that video, didn’t make it available in my country (The Netherlands).

As to the swiftness with which one can flip a lever, this depends very much on the kind of lever. The metal Camac levers can be flipped very fast during playing, some other levers need a bit more time.

Also, you may like to see some videos on the technique of lever flipping, e.g.
https://youtu.be/PLPYZWjj9B4

(I still don’t understand how to embed video links)

• This reply was modified 5 years, 3 months ago by wil-weten.
• This reply was modified 5 years, 3 months ago by wil-weten.

[Biagio]

Would it be possible in this piece to tune that one D to flat? If so, raise it’s lever so it is a natural until you reach that point, then flip the lever down. Alternatively, sometimes one can “fake” and accidental by playing a second – in this case C and D.

Just some thoughts as I don’t know this piece. If that Db is a passing tone, just skip it altogether, of course.

[Tacye]

Are you playing from a harp arrangement? Another option is to transpose the piece into a key that suits your harp better.

[sage]

I’m playing by ear and observing people playing the piece on piano/harp, as I don’t know how to read sheet music yet. I think transposing the piece into another key is a great idea, except I don’t quite know how :’)

[goatberryfarm2010]

Did anyone but me find that video to be horrifying?

Good fortune on your project. I’m not anywhere near that fast along & I applaud you!

[sage]

Dislike the video and honestly not fond of the original song itself too, I haven’t actually looked past the part I was looking to show… Remy van Kesteren made me fall in love with the song on harp :’) here’s the link: https://youtu.be/FoDG2KpSLqE

also, thank you! I’ve been playing for about 3.5 weeks now, and I’m quite happy with the speed at which I’m progressing. I’m looking forward to starting taking classes 🙂 good luck on your harp journey!

• This reply was modified 5 years, 3 months ago by sage.
• This reply was modified 5 years, 3 months ago by sage.

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