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“An extra half hitch or two around the toggle often works. Another thing to try is to tie an ordinary overhand knot in the very end of the string to stop it pulling through.”
This is probably going to sound really silly..but how would I go about adding an extra half hitch properly?
I’m not sure the extra overhand knot would help me though I’m struggling to explain why.. Basically, I think part of the problem was..if you look at loop B in this picture: http://cdn.harpcenter.com/downloads/78Knot.pdf what happened (I think) was loop B slipped out as more tension was applied by the tuning pin in the same way as if I’d pulled on the loose end instead except far, far more slowly.
I’ve got some little wooden toggles, a couple millimetres in diameter, that I use as string anchors. I struggle to get the knot really tight around the anchor.. I’ve got some left over string from attempting to replace the two strings earlier, so I can try practising with that. I’m just wondering how I’m meant to get it tight and secure enough, especially without risking damaging the integrity of the string..
I haven’t got a teacher, mainly because I don’t exactly have a huge amount of money at the moment (medical expenses..) and the only teacher I know of in my area is quite expensive. I know enough of the actual playing technique from when I did have lessons to get by for the time being as far as playing is concerned, it’s just replacing the strings that’s a nuisance.. And the only local person I know who has ever played the harp stopped playing something like 3 or 4 years ago so can’t really remember much about changing strings :/
