HistoricalHarp at Yahoo! Groups

The Virtual Reality World "Harps" has a Harp History Pavilion

Jaque — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:00:19 GMT

Harps is free virtual reality world dedicated to the community of people who play or love the harp. It is a unique collection over 1500 user contributed harp

File - HHS Logo Search.doc

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:22:26 GMT

File : HHS Logo Search.doc Description : HHS needs a new logo!

new on youtube

harpsewer — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:49:42 GMT

I have just started a channel called EleanorofArdsley on you tube and have postsed some wire strung and gut strung harping videos. Enjoy! Ellen Tepper

Change of address

L.M. — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:12:02 GMT

Please note new email address: Thanks! Larry Miller

Re: 415 vs 440, a bit OT

Richard York — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:31:25 GMT

...or even somewhere in between. My wife & I can't afford the luxury of duplicate instruments at different pitches, a) because we play too many in the first

Re: [Fwd: Re: HHS]

dchristiannelson — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:53:23 GMT

Welcome, Simon! It's good to hear from "across the pond," as we sometimes say here in America about the world east of the Atlantic. David C. Nelson, outgoing

[Fwd: Re: HHS]

LM — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:54:33 GMT

Hey all: We are pleased to add these fine folks to our email list. Welcome! Larry Miller HHS list moderator ... Subject: Re: HHS Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008

Re: 415 vs 440

dchristiannelson — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 03:29:46 GMT

Thanks, Flory; I wondered when you would "pick up thje gauntlet." For general information, I've found that most renaissance lutenists are tuned at A-440, for

Re: Friday Night Concert HHS Berkeley

Ginger — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 03:29:46 GMT

I am so jealous! I live in Nevada, and it just wasn't financially feasible for me to attend his year ? but I have great hope for 2009. The performances are

Re: 415 vs 440

Flory — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:50:41 GMT

What an interesting discussion. To elaborate briefly for the list, I have had a wonderful Campbell Boston harp for five years and have always kept it at 440.

Re: 415 v. 440, et al.

legs4legs — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:27:24 GMT

Thank you, Ellen, Paula, David, and Laura, for your comments. I will keep them for future reference. I'm now enlightened on just how complicated this subject

Re: 415 vs 440

Laura Mason Lockard — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:22:53 GMT

Hi! I have had a lot of experience with this issue and period flutes, as I have played them much longer than I have harp. With wooden flutes, there is a

Re: 415 vs 440

dchristiannelson — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:53:05 GMT

Hello, all, Most of my experience of tuning differences comes from lutes, but I think my observations apply to harps, too. First, Paula is right about tension:

Re: 415 vs 440

Paula — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:20:13 GMT

Hi Dianne! Good to hear from you! It certainly would not hurt your harp to go down to 415, and I encourage you to try it and see how you like it. I personally

Re: 415 vs 440

harpsewer — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:37:09 GMT

... It is, I think, but I feel like I must be backwards. My triple came tuned at 415 and when I tuned it to 440 it became a lot brighter...also around then,