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I think that falls into the “live and learn” department.

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That may be the case, Carl, but it’s also the case that MOST stage nerves are not of that variety, and MOST people do learn to handle them without resorting to medication.

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Hi Kim,

The issue isn’t “slipped levers.”

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The biggest problem with the Paki’s is they’re a crapshoot.

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Will do!

Just remember that even pros suffer from stage nerves.

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I’m not sure I’d call perfect pitch a blessing.

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If you have a pin to spare, and wouldn’t mind, that would be great.

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Well, here’s an interesting problem:

After successfully mounting the zither pins, Tony discovered a minor problem:

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I don’t know if it’s the folk harp or the pedal harp that interests you, but if you want to learn a bit about some of the guys who play various forms of folk harps (where would we be without them!), you might want to Google on some of the following names:

Chris Caswell

Steve Coulter

Derek Bell

Patrick Ball

Just for fun, here’s a great clip of Steve Coulter playing “Morgan Magan” with uillean piper Eoin Duignan (the sequence with the harp comes about half way through).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR2z2SvxRXs

Audrey

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I’ve never been able to get the guitar strap on my Harpsicle to work for me (the front of the harp keeps trying to slew around, so I really have to grip it hard with my knees, if I’m sitting, or with the tops of my arms, if I’m standing).

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If it’s any help, Brandon, the great bards were, for the most part, men.

Audrey

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I think with the levers, it’s all or nothing.

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I’m haunting the TG4 site daily (not a hardship, as I enjoy watching TG4 anyway…any chance to use my Irish!).

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Hmmmm…that’s interesting!

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I wonder what makes her think it was made in Venezuela?

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