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  • in reply to: Chairs #102881

    I have a beautiful all-wood folding chair like this that I use indoors:

    http://www.amazon.com/Winsome-Wood-Folding-Chair-Natural/dp/B000NPONUA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1337877026&sr=8-1

    Mine is a dark wood, though, to match my harp.

    Wonderful! I hope God takes you takes you far with it!

    in reply to: Learning piano before harp #82853

    It’s not necessary, although if a parent were considering starting a child on an instrument before age 8 I would recommend it- Maybe just to get to the point where they can read music so they can move up faster when they start harp, which will lead to a more enjoyable harp experience.

    in reply to: Getting blisters on fingers #155520

    Minimizing water exposure is really hard for me because I have swim practice for two hours a day.
    Bleach or vinegar will also bleach your skin a lighter color -?

    in reply to: megan harp #156311

    Well, now maybe you know of one person who still plays their Mid-East harp? I have a 22 string version of that harp, and it is holding up fine. I saved up and bought it myself when I was 10 or 11 and I have been playing it for almost 3 years.

    Besides the levers, which don’t stay up, it has reasonable sound for the price I got it for. Actually, my harp is a SuperHarp, it doesn’t have any cracks or serious injuries despite being knocked over about once a month by siblings; and even though I play it ALL THE TIME none of the strings have broken and I have never replaced them. I ought to…)

    I got mine from a different retailer, and I don’t know, maybe they check for quality. I wouldn’t recommend a larger size to anyone, if I were to get a 34 string harp I would want to get a better quality; but for less than $300 dollars for a brand new beginners harp, it’s not so bad.

    in reply to: Keeping up calluses? #156319

    Maybe if you were away for a week or so that might be worth it; but if I had to give it up for several months, I think I would be more concerned about keeping my songs under my fingers than maintaining my calluses.

    in reply to: What’s on your music stand? Winter 2012 #104001

    Right now I’ve got Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring and Pachelbel Cannon (both duets) and I’ve just started working on the Flower Duet.

    It would be wonderful not to have to work all my songs around for a 22 string harp…

    in reply to: Does anyone else . . . #104315

    Oops… I didn’t know that-I’ll remember to log off next time!

    in reply to: Keep hands close or pull away? #155397

    Sorry for not specifying: I don’t raise after each note, only after a phrase.

    in reply to: Keep hands close or pull away? #155395

    I was (am!) taught that you are supposed to close your fingers into the hand and then raise. Mostly the raising is just for visual beauty, it doesn’t affect the sound; so once you close your fingers you can do whatever you like in the way of raising.

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