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  • in reply to: Changing Harp Semitone Levers #206406
    jenharp79
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    Hi everyone,

    I thought I should just give you an update on the semitone situation. I came to realise that changing the semitones on my Ravenna just wasn’t cost effective or practical. I was so impressed by the Teifi Harps themselves that I’ve actually gone and bought an Ash Telor and I am absolutely over moon with it! The sound is full and gorgeous and the semitones are really great. They are a wonderful company to deal with also, I can’t recommend them highly enough.

    All the best

    Jennifer

    in reply to: Changing Harp Semitone Levers #205633
    jenharp79
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    Just to add today, after speaking to my friend (who owns a Teifi) and from your kind advice on here – I am realising that it may not even by cost effective to put Teifi Semitones on my Ravenna (Estimated about £500-600 for a full set and fitting). I’m am seriously tempted just to get a Teifi Harp such as the Telor (see their range here)
    https://teifiharps.com/celtic-folk-lever-harps/
    Does anyone else here own one?

    in reply to: Changing Harp Semitone Levers #205618
    jenharp79
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    Hi everyone, thank you for all your words. Here is the reply I have from Teifi Harps, I must say I am convinced they are the right semitone for me but the question remains as to whether my Ravenna is up to the task..

    Hi Jennifer,

    Thanks for taking interest in our levers.

    We do offer Camac levers on our harps but we make our own and prefer to fit them as standard for a number of reasons:

    – We have designed them to be acoustically as transparent as possible
    – Importantly they do not displace the string out of alignment due to the double nip up (a design taken from the concert harp). This help preserve string life
    – The action of our levers allows the use of hammer-ons and slides to notes for Jazz/Blues.
    – They are lighter than any other metal lever (as far as we know)

    With regards to your question about spacing, we offer different sleeves for different gauges and also the semitones come in four sizes to suit harps with different string spacing.

    If you have any more questions just let us know.

    in reply to: Changing Harp Semitone Levers #205547
    jenharp79
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    Hi everyone,

    Thank you for the kind replies. I would be interested to know how the Teifi levers shape up to Camacs. As far as I can see the Camac ones do not use the same ‘double pin’ mechanism that Teifi’s do and they are heavier.

    I contacted Dusty Strings and they said there could be an issue be with spacing if the Teifi levers are too wide. I think I will contact  Teifi harps to find out and get some advice. As far as I can see they are about $10 each (not counting the cost of fitting) but I do live the UK so maybe they could do it for me.

    I’ll keep you updated!

    thanks

    Jennifer

    in reply to: Practicing without a harp #205446
    jenharp79
    Participant

    I find visualisation a really great exercise if I’m trying to learn/remember a piece. If you’re not able actually play a harp for a long time that might be harder but you can still work on your ear training/sight reading without an instrument.

    Regards

    Jennifer.

    in reply to: Electroacoustic Pedal Harps #205443
    jenharp79
    Participant

    The Camac little big blue is great! I’ve been told the quality of the pickups is bar far the most important thing, not the size/shape and the pickup on the Camacs (especially the bass) is really fantastic.

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