[martin-solomon]

Sylvia – PLEASE can you tell me how to buy your books about your experiences playing the harp at weddings. I’m laughing already.

Thanks,

Martin Solomon
martin@martinsolomon.com
Bristol
UK

[martin-solomon]

Ben – I love the bright sound of my Melusine.

I always use Camac strings (in fact the Cardiff harp shop who sold me the harp said that if I didn’t I would invalidate the guarantee).

Martin
Bristol, UK
martin@martinsolomon.com

[martin-solomon]

Thanks, Zoraida, but unfortunately they can’t get hold of it anymore.

Martin Solomon

[martin-solomon]

No, unfortunately they can’t get hold of it.

Martin Solomon

[martin-solomon]

I paint on little dots on every string halfway down to show me where to play harmonics.

Is this bad?

Martin Solomon
Bristol, UK

[martin-solomon]

How about when people try to talk to you while you are playing at a gig, as if you should easily be able to have a chat and carry on playing simultaneously.

Or even worse (and I swear that this has happened to me on several occasions) when people come up to you during a gig and want to have a chat to you WHILE you are singing!

Martin Solomon
Bristol, UK
martin@martinsolomon.com

[martin-solomon]

Thanks for the replies.

I am interested to know of other people’s experiences of string breakages with nylon-strung harps.

I did have an optimistic idea that my new Melusine would mean an end to the stress and inconvenience of constant string breakages (as happens with gut-strung harps).

Martin

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