The Instrumentalists Thread

***RÃan*** · 10-24-2011, 03:22 AM

Well, you're busy - do what you can

I'm proud of myself - I just changed my very first string! My A-string popped -again- and before I had a teacher change it for me. When it popped out here, we drove 30 minutes to the nearest harp teacher and had her change it for me (plus give me a lesson). But I decided, enough is enough! I need to be a (wo)man and do this! (I never could tie that dratted harpists' knot right). And I did it!!!! The string immediately recognized my change in attitude and meekly went right into the knot, and I strung it and brought it up to pitch, and had a wonderful time playing for an hour.

Plus my inventive husband made me a nice music stand - I'll have to get a picture of it. It really helps to have a music stand, and I was just improvising one and it wasn't working well. So I had an idea about how I wanted it (didn't want to buy one - they're just kinda ugly) and he got out his wood and table saw and made it for me

and it works great!!!!! I love it!! It really helps to have a stand.

So how is the Cardboard Harp of Gondor holding its tuning now? You must have tied mucho harpists' knots stringing that baby! or did they have little dealies on the end?

10-24-2011, 03:22 AM	#11
*RÃan* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	Well, you're busy - do what you can I'm proud of myself - I just changed my very first string! My A-string popped -again- and before I had a teacher change it for me. When it popped out here, we drove 30 minutes to the nearest harp teacher and had her change it for me (plus give me a lesson). But I decided, enough is enough! I need to be a (wo)man and do this! (I never could tie that dratted harpists' knot right). And I did it!!!! The string immediately recognized my change in attitude and meekly went right into the knot, and I strung it and brought it up to pitch, and had a wonderful time playing for an hour. Plus my inventive husband made me a nice music stand - I'll have to get a picture of it. It really helps to have a music stand, and I was just improvising one and it wasn't working well. So I had an idea about how I wanted it (didn't want to buy one - they're just kinda ugly) and he got out his wood and table saw and made it for me and it works great!!!!! I love it!! It really helps to have a stand. So how is the Cardboard Harp of Gondor holding its tuning now? You must have tied mucho harpists' knots stringing that baby! or did they have little dealies on the end? __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ã‘Ã¡ Ã«?* Ã³Ãº Ã©Ã¤ Ã¯Ã¶Ã¼ Ã–Ã± Ã‰ Ãž Ã° ÃŸ Â® Ã§ Ã¥ â„¢ Ã¦ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lÃ³mÃ«! AurÃ« entuluva!

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