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To clarify- we are not suggesting that the child wore the finish off in only 10 minutes, we are suggesting that it may well have already worn off in the last 75 years and not been particularly noticed.
On a positive note white spirit (which I remember has a different US name) is safe to use to dampen a cloth to wipe down shellac, and most other common finishes but will remove some waxes.
On a harp of that age I would assume the original finish to be French polish, but others may know more specifically about L&Hs.
You are probably thinking of “stress analysis of a strapless evening gown” inspired by a mildly classic scientific paper of the same title.
There are harp shops in the UK, but you would need to travel around to play all the different models available (London for L&H and Salvi and nearby for Pilgrim, Cardiff for Salvi and Camac and near Oxford for Aoyama, unless you could come to a festival- The Edinburgh harp festival will be at the start of April and last year had L&H Pilgrim Salvi Camac and Aoyama pedal harps- I am sure there will be a Welsh festival with a similar line up too.
Paris has a good availability of harps too.
I must admit to being lazy on this occasion and asking the person from whom I bought the wire to calculate it for me as I didn’t know what stress on the string would give the desired sound either.
http://www.earlygaelicharp.info/emporium/wire/I restrung a Stoney End Eve with medieval style brass wire (having removed all levers and bridge pins) and am happy with the sound, though would prefer narrower spacing, which the clarseach has, if I had been chasing after the ideal, rather than the easiest solution.
I have never heard of this either, but wonder if there may be oil coming from the rolled up felt inside the pedal springs.
“I don’t think that we can
totally dismiss the harpist’s willingness to perform it as at least
some indication that she felt that it was worthy to be performed.”Hmm, maybe, maybe not.
For high-tec practicality I am very impressed with the Teifi levers, which are similar, but I think have even more scope for adjustment than these seem to and less elegant, but very visible and grabbable handles. They are also in active use on Teifi’s harps.
Might it reassure you to know that after nearly 20 years of playing I still spend time (and should spend more!) on the total basics- making sure 2 note chords are exactly together and have the balance between the notes I want for instance.
