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  • January 6, 2010 at 7:56 pm #74880
    Amanda Welsh
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    Hello,

    I’m wondering if all tuning keys (wrenches) for the harp are the same size? I just bought a Stoney End Sara harp, but they lost the tuning key and now I have to find a replacement.

    I know I could order one from Stoney End, but I just wondered if I found one for a different make if it would fit.

    Thanks,

    Amanda

    January 6, 2010 at 8:34 pm #74881
    catherine-rogers
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    All tuning keys for one brand should be consistent but they are not identical between brands, just as the tuning pins they fit are not the same from manufacturer to manufacturer.

    January 6, 2010 at 9:08 pm #74882
    janet-daugherty
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    No they aren’t. I have 2 lever harps and a brass strung harp with no levers.. all 3 take different wrenches.

    January 6, 2010 at 10:28 pm #74883
    catherine-rogers
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    So Janet, you have three harps by the same maker and the tuning keys are not interchangeable?

    January 7, 2010 at 8:09 pm #74884
    Amanda Welsh
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    Thanks everyone for the replies. I opted to order one from Stoney End to be sure it fits

    January 9, 2010 at 4:45 pm #74885
    Chris Asmann
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    Dusty Strings makes an adjustable wrench, it’s like a tap wrench with a wooden handle.

    Now that I have one of those, I can get rid of the two other odd size wrenches I have and know the one wrench I carry will fit any peg, period.

    It’s at the bottom of this page:

    http://www.dustystrings.com/instrumentbuilding/harps/accessories/tuningwrenches/tabid/442/Default.aspx

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