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Hi Carol and thank you for your interest!
Sadly Tuesday AM, (as I was getting the truck padded exra well PLUS
trying to figure out the best placement that would not cause the
plywood to splinter into powder!), I received a call from my instructor
informing me that her mother had died.
She had to leave a message as I was outside, downstairs and on the
other side of the house, so I did not hear my cell beep. By the time I
got the message it was 10 AM (I was to meet her at Noon). Of course I
was quite affected and although she said she would be at home until
about 1200, I decided not to contact her. Partly because I knew she
must of had a million things to do before flying out again and I just did not
want to add one more distraction; and partly because of the unsettling parallel to my own
situation – not to mention feeling guilty that I had yet to inform her of the damage.My worry now is that while I want to give her whatever time she needs, I am concerned that similar events may unfold on my end (and in spades). Plus, I will have to travel (business) out of state next month (ugh! the itinerary for that is giving me an ulcer). If not for the damage, I probably would have a luthier (w/in 30 mi) examine it, dx, have him pack it and then ship it to her.
Life goes on.It didn’t. Because it has been cold here, I took the harp to an unused & cooler room to acclimate for approx. 2 hours. And to check it one final time to see if maybe the harp fairies had fixed the crack. Not!
Anita,
Thank you so much for your kind words of encouragement. Unfortunately, I forgot to bring a camera with me the day I finally picked up the harp, so I don’t have any pre-use physical evidence other than the “scratch” comments indicated by the instructor on the contract. She has been teaching for a long time and is truly a nice person and patient instructor and I did not want to be one of those creeps. (See the thread containing disturbing harp renting anecdotes from instructors in this forum.) Whether T/F or simply embellished for drama, even one bad apple can wreck dreams for those who can barely afford even the rental. I could probably have purchased a harp prior to the intro lesson. But through forums like this one, I learned of the pitfalls for that. What if you really don’t have the aptitude, physical ability, time, etc.. As pointed out in other threads, after playing awhile you may find that you prefer a different harp sound, size or function. And that usually happens only after playing a variety of instruments. Which means leasing AND specialty insurance. (Apparently I missed that last class!)
Regards,
Ouhna
