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Well, it’s going to mean a little less in my harp purchasing budget,
but my hubby and I decided to do the drive and stay at the Doubletree.
We will only be there for the first day (the 19th). We are driving down
the 18th and back up the 20th. Looks like about 605 miles each way (and
I have a quilt show the next weekend). I hope I get to meet some of you
there! Ellie, have you found a roommate yet?Leigh
I just went back up the thread a ways and noticed that a lot of people
must have found this thread by Googling the “dry, splitting, cracking,
etc”. I guess if it helps them that is a good thing. I just didn’t like
the way he made it sound like he had found this great product, only to
find out he makes the stuff.Barbara, I’m not saying that the product has no merit. I simply feel
that it is inappropriate to use forums like this as free advertising.
This person is selling a product that is not specifically for harpists,
but for gymnasts, and his only reason for posting here is to sell a
product. It would have been fine for yourself or someone else to give a
personal testimony for a product that worked for them or someone they
know (many of us have in this thread).Am I wrong to feel this way? Every time someone asks if there is a
product out there that will make our harping lives easier, do we want
multiple posts from outside people who followed a Google link to a
thread? I would rather see posts from people who have actual experience
with a product and no connection with the company.If you go to the page and click on “about us” you find that Mr. Rankin
owns the company. I thought it was weird that he posted the same thing
twice. For that reason alone, I will never use his products. We don’t
come here to read spam!Leigh
“Tush” reminded me of a term we in the NE have used, “tookus”. A little
while ago, I thought that was what a friend had changed part of her
email address to: tuhkis – turns out it isn’t pronounced that way at
all and is the Maliseet Indian word for lynx.As a kid 40 years ago, really great things were “wicked” or “wicked
good”. I was a bit surprised to hear Ron Weasley come out with it in
the same context in the first Harry Potter book!A frustrated Mainer can be heard to say, “Geezum crowbait”. We do have
a lot of crows around here. (What can you say, we’re the home of the
Road Kill Cafe!)Of course, being this close to Canada, many of us also end a comment
with, “eh?” (rhymes with hay) as in, “That was some game last night,
eh?”Oh, and speaking of Canada, we often have a fellow who plays Paraguayan
harp participate in our concerts who joins us from “over home”.
Leigh
Carl,
If I can do it, anyone can! I followed what Ken said in another thread:
“Posted by Ken Matthews on 01/28/07 11:37 PMLeigh,
once you have the the pictures uploaded to you web site, then right
click on the picture and select “copy links location” then here in the
post reply select the “add image icon” then paste the address of you
picture you just copied from you web site. You should see it in your
reply message before you post the message here. If not.. Then something
is wrong.”I hope this works for you!
Leigh
I could swear that I hear it from the joint where the neck is connected too the top of the soundbox, but can anything be done??
You may have just got it! I have a walnut lap harp that was only
buzzing in my lowest C and E, but it was driving me crazy! It turned
out to be the 2How does she do it?! I am 4′ 9″ tall and have just about decided that
32 strings is my maximum reach! (And that felt like a stretch!) Is
there a better way to sit, turn the harp, what? I would like to be able
to have more strings, but have been feeling like, “If I can’t reach
’em, why pay for ’em?” Is there a book or video somewhere that would
help with a good – posture and reach wise – positioning? (I also have
arthritis and a bad back). This is new ground for my mentor who has
never worked with someone as short as I am.Thanks!
LeighI have had my Zen-on Chromatina 331 for 11 years now and am only on my second battery. I love it!
Leigh
hehehehe my parents are from Maine… my dad’s family is from Sandy Point (near Stockton Springs and Bucksport)
Near what used to be Hersey Retreat?
The only time I lived near the coast was in the early ’80’s when my
husband taught in Eastport, so I haven’t heard the Ayuh as much as I
might have.A friend of mine was recalling a time when she and her (then) young son
were at a comedy night with Marshall Dodge. As people were laughing, he
askedWell, doesn’t it figure that I left my brochure at rehearsal this
morning? I do believe that there is a place on the registration form to
say that you are looking for a roommate. Check out their website:
http://www.harpsomerset.com/It is looking like I will probably only be there for a day to check out
the vendors as I really want to save as much as possible toward my next
harp. I would love to take some workshops, but that may not be a
possibility this year.
LeighHi Rosemary,
Some folks say there are two Maines, but I think there are three or
four! There is the “techno-rich” south, the coast(fishermen and people
‘from away’), the inland (loggers and the few struggling dairy farms)
and Aroostook County in the north (potatoes, logging, broccoli and a
wind farm). (For those who don’t know, Aroostook County, Maine is the
largest county east of the Mississippi River.) Houlton is the county
seat of Aroostook County. I am not a “county girl”, I have only been
here six years. Looking at a map, I would guess we are 4 to 4 1/2 hours
north of Camden.I would love to get to your side of the world some day! The spare room
sounds great, but I bet the couch is comfy, too! (Beggars can’t be
choosers!)Anyway, I hope to hear from someone who is in the area of the festival.
Maybe you folks know of some decent place to stay that doesn’t charge
corporate rates?Thanks,
LeighOh, and ‘ayuh’ is
