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This topic has 6 replies, 6 voices, and was last updated 12 years, 6 months ago by Alison.

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October 25, 2011 at 4:19 pm #104981

Alison
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I’ve got used to them, the blue nylon harp strings, but how do I explain this to a young child ?

October 25, 2011 at 7:31 pm #104982

kreig-kitts
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Some stringmakers make their Fs black, and some blue. Most blue F strings are blue on purpose. I think I see see black Fs more on pedal harp strings and blue Fs on lever harp strings.

October 25, 2011 at 8:23 pm #104983

HBrock25
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How young is she? I can’t imagine she’ll have that much trouble understanding that the “dark” strings (i.e. black/blue) are F’s. If she’s old enough to sit still for harp lessons, she should be able to understand that blue is the new black. 😉

October 26, 2011 at 1:33 am #104984

tony-morosco
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I’ve always considered Fs to be blue, and black Fs to be idiosyncratic to some string makers. I rarely see black Fs.

October 26, 2011 at 4:39 pm #104985

jessica-wolff
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I’ve heard of green strings with (purple?) F’s, and I don’t think that would throw me.

October 26, 2011 at 5:29 pm #104986

Saul Davis Zlatkovski
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Some strings are black but fade to blue.

October 27, 2011 at 9:41 pm #104987

Alison
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She’s just 6, very sharp and
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