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Suddenly occurred to me that my foregoing post might not be all that clear. I'm talking of the beginner's exercises, in which you place your four fingers on the strings and pluck one at a time. When I play down the scale, starting with the thumb, and my ring finger is the last to come off a string,...

I don't know about you all, but I'm finding the Yahoo lists very user-unfriendly. So far, the only messages I've been able to read have been spam...and there are so many hoops to jump through just to read the messages! I did find one somewhat more straightforward message board here: http://www.harp...

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Does anyone know if there's an actual harp discussion forum out there (C&F style)? If not, would anyone here use one if I made one?

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Here is the link to the Yahoo group:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Harplist/

Denise

I've hit the harpy equivalents of C &F looking for advice, but the topics of discussion general involve the following: 1) How much should I charge for weddings 2) What piece should I perform for my audition to music school 3) What type of dress looks good with a harp? (Somewhat kidding here!) A...

[quote="Wormdiet" Cool! do you play in sessions or more for "regular gigs?" Did your husband use either the musicmaker kits or the stoney end kits? I play for church services, open houses, etc. I don't think I could keep up with a session. My husband used the plans from Musicmak...

I don't play a harp (nor a harmonica) myself, but I love hearing them play dance tunes. Anybody out there on C & F play the Mother of All Traditional Instruments? I play harp. It is primary instrument, but I love to play whistle to give myself a break from the strings. I have several harps, all...

Simon Chadwick has a great site on the wire-strung harp, history, technique, etc:

www.clarsach.net

Denise

The Holy City This morning I listened to it played in our church my a 16 YO trumpet player, who was thoroughly winded by the time he was done. But I will always hear it in my head as sung by my father, on many Easter mornings in church when I was young. He had (still does, tho he doesn't use it anym...

Nice job! I like the decorations on the first one. Did you use a stencil, or freehand the knotwork design? We have three harps built from Musicmakers plans (not their kits). The kits are great, but if you go with building from the plans, they are well done also. My husband is a carpenter, so the kit...

I have a Weltmeister wooden recorder, painted gold, which I purchased from Melody's Traditional Music. I bought it to replace a Yamaha school soprano recorder. They came in 4 colors, supposedly painted to cover cosmetic flaws in the wood. I'm no expert, but I am happy with it as far as a budget (und...

Forgive me Underhill - lost my head for a moment. :oops: No problem. I enjoy the humour of this board very much! Here's the sheetmusic. However this is shown in the key of G, not Bb. But all you need to do is play your Bb whistle, fingering exactly as if you were playing on a D whistle. The tune is...

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Bloom, StevieJ, we need a huddle here guys. We're not getting through.[/quote]

Yeah, you are. But you see, I am very "play by ear" challenged, and can't memorize a tune to save my soul, therefore I rely heavily on sheet music.

Thanks, illuminatus99, for the fingering chart!

I got a Generation Bb (nickel) whistle today. I tweaked it a little by using the sticky tac under the windway. It sounds great now! Question: Is there a fingering chart online somewhere for a Bb whistle? I know I can play the same tunes I learned on my D whistle, but I also want to play off sheet mu...

Take it slowly and cheaply and get a C next, a Sweetone or a Walton (it'll need to be tweaked). Beyond that the price goes up quickly and you'll be find the fingering will be an entertaining change just going to C. If I am playing from sheet music, I could see this as a problem. I am currently tryi...

I want a whistle that is lower than the Susato D I presently play. I thought I wanted to play a Low D (who doesn't? :lol:) but recently tried one at a shop, and found I could not make the finger stretch. I am thinking now maybe a B flat. Or A? How low can I get, and not run into difficult stretching?