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  • in reply to: split fingers? #254582
    jzydek
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    I also use glue after soaking to thoroughly cleanse the split area. Then I put Second Skin on top of it — 2 coats. I also use a moisturizer called Surgeon’s Secret — the liquid in a squirt bottle. It works so well and isn’t greasy. I use it every time I wash my hands, which is a lot.

    Briggsie

    in reply to: Harp Table To Raise Harp #254555
    jzydek
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    Balfour,

    And that made me think to go to Amazon and put in “mobility step” and omg the things that popped up — awesome choices. Thanks again.

    in reply to: Harp Table To Raise Harp #254554
    jzydek
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    Wow! That is an awesome idea. I just sent the link for the step to my student. Thank you so much.

    in reply to: Harp Table To Raise Harp #254524
    jzydek
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    Thank you for responding. My student’s husband offered to make her something, but she said “There are woodworkers and then there are woodworkers…..” if you catch my drift. 🙂

    in reply to: Lyon and Healy Style 15 a good harp? #253669
    jzydek
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    Congratulations on your new Style 15. Such a nice harp!! I believe it was Carl who advised me on my Style 15. It had been sitting for at least 10 years and had 5 broken strings. I restrung the entire thing, but I only tuned it a minor third low from what they should be. So the Cs were tuned to A, etc. Every day I retuned it. And every other day I nudged it up a tiny bit. After a couple of weeks I had it up to pitch, and then I had to tune and retune for awhile to keep it there. Now it’s just fine — happy and beautiful. Enjoy it!!

    Briggsie

    in reply to: New/Old Style 15 #253668
    jzydek
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    Thanks everyone. Tom does a really wonderful job on my harps. What he did to this one is over-the-top as far as I am concerned. He did just a beautiful job. He can do it all — regulate, adjust, gild, finish…..all of it, and it sounds as beautiful as it looks, too. Tom is about 4 hours from me, but he’s worth the drive.

    Harper10, congratulations on your pedal harp. I think a 15 is a really nice harp. This one rings on forever…..seriously lovely.

    Briggsie

    in reply to: the passing of Brook Boddie #251677
    jzydek
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    I am really sorry to read this. He was such a nice person, and I liked his compositions. How sad. He was far too young. R.I.P. Brook.

    in reply to: Yay….new/old harp coming! #251526
    jzydek
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    Here she is…..tomorrow I will polish the wood using harp polish. I cleaned it up the best I could….gently/gingerly. She sounds divine.

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    in reply to: Question on Soundboard Rivets #251396
    jzydek
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    Carl, I picked up the harp today, and I noticed that although none of them are turned, many have wear, and I would like to replace them all. Is this something I can do myself? Maybe push them back and out and stick in new ones from the back side maybe? If so, can I get the dots from L&H West d’ya think? TIA

    in reply to: Chrysler Pacifica Harpmobile Issues!! #251257
    jzydek
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    Carl, you told a great story on here years ago about stacking 4 harps in the back of a Grand Caravan. Because of that, when I needed a new harp hauler, I got a 2013 Grand Caravan. It was kind of a basic model…..no fancy heated seats or anything. It eventually got enough mileage that I was ready to trade in for a newer one, but they had stopped making them when I was ready to buy one and there were no new ones immediately available. I ended up buying the ’17 Chrysler Pacifica. I seriously love this car and have had zero problems with it. I hope it continues as such, but it’s a marvelous harpmobile with the seats that fold down flat. It’s even a tiny bit longer than the Grand Caravan was. Thanks again for the recommendation on the Caravan.

    in reply to: Question on Soundboard Rivets #251254
    jzydek
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    No dots on my Athena….no.

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    in reply to: Moving from lever to pedal harp #251252
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    I started playing at 55 on an old Troubadour I. I lasted 3 weeks on it after having lessons on my teacher’s pedal harp and bought a pedal harp. Interesting, that you and I have so much in common. I am a school music teacher, part-time director of music at a church and also a pianist/organist. I now have retired from public school teaching. I studied 12 years with a very good harpist/harp teacher here. I still have the Troubadour which has gotten new Camac levers and is now strung in wires and gut. In the meantime I bought a Webster lever harp too. The Webster has a more Celtic sound to it. The Troubadour is really good for teaching students who are starting out or who don’t have a lever harp. I keep the Troubadour at church for a lot of the time in the winter when the heat is more consistent. I take it home in the summer because it gets too hot in the choir room where I store it. I move my Camac Athena CG when I want to play pedal harp repertoire at church or to play an occasional gig. (I have tried to keep harp as a fun thing for myself so don’t do a lot of gigging with it. I’ve done enough of that as a keyboard artist and singer.) Keep your lever harp. You never know when it will come in handy. What kind of pedal harp are you getting? I say get a nice pedal harp with the most strings you can afford.

    in reply to: Question on Soundboard Rivets #251031
    jzydek
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    Thanks, Carl. Yeah, they are not turned. They are fine. I just expected to see rivets or grommets like on my Camac. Thank you.

    in reply to: Question on Soundboard Rivets #251030
    jzydek
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    Yes, and that’s what we were thinking — that they were supposed to be like that. I have never noticed that before, but I’m not a big L&H fan, so I never really saw them like that. I’m quite sure it’s normal. The soundboard is probably normal. Thank you so much for that pic.

    in reply to: Good 22 string lap harp #225358
    jzydek
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    I have a Stoney End Eve that I got on ebay several years ago. It came with no levers, and I had full levers installed. It’s really a sweet little lap harp. Sorry you can’t see the levers in this shot, but I love that my little 35 lb. buddy Briggsie is in the pic. He passed away a couple years ago. 🙁

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