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Hi Jerusha!
Yes, everyone speaks so well of Dustys. I have never seen one…
What sort of music do you play on it with your flutist? Classical or contemporary? And do you think they have a kind of celtic quality, or are they a different beast again from the Irishy harps? They seem rather large and to have very interesting and particular dimensions….
Hope you are well and playing up a storm (but taking lots of breaks!)
Ro.
It only gets more puzzling. Carbon infiltrating the nylon? Or is it calcium?
Now, here’s another puzzle. The last time I ordered a set of wire strings, always silver and copper, I received a 6th octave C string that was brass, not copper. It is also thicker. What difference will this make on my harp? Will it pull more? It sounds not bad, it has some kind of brilliance. Will it tarnish slower than copper? What are the red and black wire strings made of, nickle or brass?
Oowww, thanks Paul – will email you about that. And yes, I have heard that Santa Fe is a wonderful part of the world! Unfortunately, when I was in the US I spent all my time in a practise room and did not see too much ! (other than the interiors of practise rooms!)
Thanks so much!
The difference in using heavy strings is twofold: because they are slightly thicker, they move less in response to pressure, so there is less twang and they can be played more loudly; they last longer and hold pitch better being stronger. They don’t change the tone of
Wow, we had no idea. That only leaves the question of why is there any difference at all between D’Addario, Bow, Artist
Hi Michelle
I would agree with what Rod said. It sounds as if the groom and the bride were arguing somewhat, and you were a useful scapegoat.
So far I have only played harp
hi “curls”!
Well actually I have a very evocative piece commissioned by the Santa Fe Womens Ensemble and premiered there Dec 2006 called Winter Solstice. Harp and SSA choir with wonderful solstice texts by New Mexico poets Lonnie Howard and Elizabeth Searle. I can send a pdf to anyone interested. I was lucky enough to be at the premiere and be hosted by the ensemble with a free casita for a week- Santa Fe is magical!
Paul Carey
http://www.paulcarey.netHi there Chertok pupils!Can anyone suggest metronome marks to each one “Around the Clock” parts?I was looking for a cd of it,…nothing(I´m outside USA).Thank you in advance.
Here’s a thought: Bernhard, why don’t you start selling strings? That way, you can hire Pirastro to make them for you, and you sell them with your expertise? I guess I would if I had the capital.
Generally speaking, it makes sense in general. I generally am sick of companies that supply artists, and decide to eliminate a product we may depend on for our art for no apparently good reason. If heavy-gauge strings did not sell, it is because they did nothing to promote it here, nobody knew they existed, but Karen Rokos, and nobody said how to use them but her. They are already making strings, so how much trouble could it be to make one batch and have them sit on a shelf for when they are needed? They make raw gut strings, but how many people use them? It is beyond aggravating. Bow Brand is not capable of making strings in any other diameter than what they do. I don’t remember what they were like, but perhaps I’ll go back to them and turn my back on Pirastro. In the meanwhile, I have a few odd heavy strings which I can’t use, not being a set. What should I make with them?
