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I did! And I’m very happy with it. The crackling feels subtle and after some research it didn’t worry me as it’s purely cosmetic. I’m curious – do you mind sharing how much Lyon & Healy said it would be to fix it?
The levers can be regulated, and with the right tool I think it’s easy enough for you to do it yourself. I believe you can either adjust the tuning pin on the neck with a certain tool (you could ask lyon & healy or a harp tech), or you can adjust the height of the lever slightly with the right screwdriver. The buzzes might disappear with those sorts of adjustments too, though is it possible the neck is twisting a little causing those strings to come into contact with their levers? Are they buzzing if you have the lever engaged as well?
I’ve only seen photos – I’ll see the harp in person before agreeing to purchase it. But it definitely seemed like the varnish along the entire length and surface of the soundboard was crackled. It’s a Lyon and Healy harp and I believe they use oil-based varnish as opposed to Salvi harps which have polyurethane varnish.
