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To be fair using the French pronunciation of the first name (i.e. not putting the v in) could possibly be justfied as standard nowadays, but missing the y out of Onegin really grates on me.

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Eugene Onegin

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Barbara- I think I tested Bow Brand- most of the wires I have are BB so it is very likely.

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Modern bass wired do not come with silk- it is some kind of plastic- I tested once with a match.

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If what you want is a great playable harp you would almost certainly be best off saving up to buy in the restoration work.

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I have never come across a recipe for vegetarian water gilding.

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Warranties are one of the reasons used harps are less expensive than new ones.

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I came across epoxy gilding somewhere on the web as a suggestion for people faced with picture frames that had to be repared owned by people who refused to pay the cost for traditional work.

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We have a terminology difference- I believe historically that ‘glue’ only applied to adhesive made from boiled up bits of animals whether hide, rabbit skin or fish, including isinglass…

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Carl, have you ever tried epoxy gilding?

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A variety of sticky substances can be used to fasten the gold leaf down.

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I have so far managed to persuade myself I do not need a Tim Hampson, but I do like his harps.

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Four of the Labarre 20 etudes (1, 13, 20 and 14) were until recently on the ABRSM exam syllabus which is in common use in the UK – they were taken off when the syllabus was revised a few years ago.

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For harps of that size I cross my ankles and rest the harp on the inside of my calves.

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Saul,
If you have a chart with the thicknesses of the heavy gauge you like, and one of the medium gauge you can get (and light gauge if you can get it) you cross compare to match thicknesses so your heavy D may be closest to a medium E while for a heavy F you may want a light G or maybe a medium G.

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