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Sidney,
I use Bow Brand Gut in my first octive, and while they tend to break more than the others I’ll tell you that since I restrung in January that 00G has been replaced three time and 1E twice and 1B twice. There is still plenty left before I restring again in January. The harp (L&H 23) is played 3-4 hours daily and leaves the house once -twice a week. This year has been exceptional as far as breakage and tuning go probably due to having a humidifyer in the cold months and dehumidifyer for the summer. Trying to keep the humididty around 50% has helped very much. Hope this helps.
Sid
You can also take your dust cover to the dealership and see if it fits with no problem, make note of which vehicles work with this methood before actually bringing your harp to double check the fit. This can eliminate lots of cars and save your back from loading and unloading all day.
Saul gave a great answer in a previous post, I’ll copy and paste it here:
Posted by Saul Davis Zlatkovsky on 08/26/07 01:47 PMI agree with you Saul that this is a major harp part, but really, really listen to a recording of this piece. Do yo hear the harp in that section? I hear it in the first two measures and then if fades out and comes back in. On the front of my music it says “for harp or piano.” That gives me a clue that, like so much of our music, it was written by a pianist who had knowlege of the harp. I could be seriously wrong here. And you encourage me to learn the part as written ( I never thought of playing this as a solo). Still I welcome advice from others who have palyed this!
Sid
Thank you Rosalind, I have already started the thumb slide as you suggested, and leaving out the D in the 3rd measure as well. I’m going to try the rest of your suggestions. With so many intruments playing in this section I just see no reason why to knock myself out. You are very right that this piece responds well to practice. The tempo is nice and easy.
Sid
Have you tried a Camac? The upper register on Camacs have more space ( it’s so nice when I play my teachers as my hands have plenty of room on the top octive).
Hi Sidney,
I have this problem too with a very exspensive recital bench! It didn’t start doing this until it was about 4 years old, and can be heard when I engage the C, F, and G pedals. I do need to have it recovered as the leather top is a little (ahem) tattered from setting the vacuum cleaner on it. Lesson learned. I’ll try to remember to keep you informed if I can find a way to stop the squeeking. Perhaps the company that recovers the bench can figure it out (they reappolster gym aquiptment so I hope they can help with this too).
Sid
Look for the book, Power Performance. It’s helped me a great deal and it deals with “repair points”.
Patricia, I don’t think this is the version in question. Harpo’s version was full of harmonics, glisses, you know., stuff that makes the harp unique!
You know Geri, the difference in light is a big issue. The lights on a stage are bright and make your instrument look so different. Try taking your harp to other rooms in your house to practice and see how you do. I particularly like the kitchen… the ceiling is lower and the lights are
