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by harpmaker
Sat Sep 01, 2012 9:19 am
Forum: Traditional String Instruments
Topic: Installing harp sharping levers
Replies: 6
Views: 6919

Re: Installing harp sharping levers

Redwolf has given you good advice and I agree 100% that the hardest part about installing the lever is getting it in the right spot. If you do decide to do this yourself one suggestion I will make is that after you mark the lever location, take a sharp awl or punch and create a starting point for yo...
by harpmaker
Mon Mar 26, 2012 1:30 pm
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Poststructural Pub
Topic: With which fictional character would U like 2 spend the day?
Replies: 15
Views: 1850

Re: With which fictional character would U like 2 spend the day?

dwest wrote:Q who? There's Q and then there's Q.
And don"t forget Q:

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She also played a Klingon and a Vulcan in other episodes.
by harpmaker
Mon Mar 26, 2012 12:31 am
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Poststructural Pub
Topic: Baby advice.
Replies: 17
Views: 3342

Re: Baby advice.

As others have already said, sleep will become a fond memory. Even if they are identical, be prepared for two completely different personalities, habits and sleeping/feeding schedules. Don't be shy or ashamed to ask for help, and take it whenever it is offered. Especially if it offers you and your b...
by harpmaker
Mon Sep 05, 2011 9:50 pm
Forum: Traditional String Instruments
Topic: To loosen or not ?
Replies: 6
Views: 3476

Re: To loosen or not ?

Weedie; You can drop the pitch down a step or two but that is about it. Don't take all the tension off. The shed thing is potentially the bigger worry. If you have a hygrometer, stick it in there and you will see that the relative humidity is swinging high to low and back again....and those bags are...
by harpmaker
Sat Jun 12, 2010 6:22 pm
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Poststructural Pub
Topic: Lambs to the slaughter
Replies: 59
Views: 8313

Re: Lambs to the slaughter

:lol: :lol: Or this type of footie; http://www.liquidation.com/shared/auction/images/photos/16873/16872570.jpg But sorry Steve, I don't think your post caused an increased passion here for either one. As far as 'coming good in the second half' goes, well, like they say, close only counts in horsesho...
by harpmaker
Sat Jun 05, 2010 6:22 pm
Forum: Flute Forum
Topic: Did I breach etiquette?
Replies: 69
Views: 11157

Re: Did I breach etiquette?

I'm not a flute maker, but I do get asked quite often about one aspect or another of instrument making. Sometimes the person asking states right upfront that another builder is on the top of their list, sometimes not. But in either case, I try to answer each question as honestly and to the best of m...
by harpmaker
Sat Jan 02, 2010 5:33 am
Forum: Traditional String Instruments
Topic: Mt. Dulcimer Tuners
Replies: 5
Views: 2595

Re: Mt. Dulcimer Tuners

Unless you have really big pegs in there already, the holes will have to be reamed out to accommodate a planetary peg. You can get a set of 4 from McSpadden for $45
by harpmaker
Fri Oct 30, 2009 8:27 pm
Forum: Traditional String Instruments
Topic: Dull string on my brass-strung harp
Replies: 35
Views: 9698

Re: Dull string on my brass-strung harp

I'm curious Redwolf; did you get that string replaced yet? In reading through your comments, I suspect that the problem may be a ding or permanent dent in the string either right at the sound board or by the hitch pin.
by harpmaker
Sat Apr 18, 2009 10:14 pm
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Poststructural Pub
Topic: Breakup Songs
Replies: 49
Views: 5582

Re: Breakup Songs

Another Aude Lang Syne....It's not a break up song, but it is one of my favorites about broken or lost love:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYIWeow6 ... re=related
by harpmaker
Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:09 pm
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Poststructural Pub
Topic: dog bunny wife interface picture thread
Replies: 28
Views: 2803

Re: dog bunny wife interface picture thread

Nanohedron wrote:
cowtime wrote:Oh, and I'd have a back-up plan- for the rabbit, just in case....
I call that "stew".
:lol: My first thought for a "back up plan" was a nice little bunny sized quick draw holster and gun set (or at least a taser) so the rabbit could defend itself....
by harpmaker
Sat Apr 18, 2009 6:48 pm
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Poststructural Pub
Topic: My Cat is So Weird (Part 8)
Replies: 44
Views: 6415

Re: My Cat is So Weird (Part 8)

... Two weeks from now she will be going on a 500+ mile road trip to my new digs in Missourri. That is going to be interesting. Of course, being tarred and feathered is probably interesting too. In light of how she has handled other car trips, I may just warm up the tar and take a dip instead. :sho...
by harpmaker
Sat Apr 18, 2009 6:45 pm
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Poststructural Pub
Topic: My Cat is So Weird (Part 8)
Replies: 44
Views: 6415

Re: My Cat is So Weird (Part 8)

PK has a wide variety of sounds. One means "feed me!" The rest basically all mean "In about 10 seconds I am going to shred what ever part of you is with in reach". In all fairness, she has mellowed a bit with age and now every so often makes this little chirping sound which means...
by harpmaker
Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:27 am
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Poststructural Pub
Topic: Strong Food Aversions
Replies: 79
Views: 6316

Re: Strong Food Aversions

My daughter once claimed that I have a "wild dog" attitude toward food. That is, if it's not moving, I'll try it.....and if it is moving, I'll kill it, then eat it. She may be right...... except for hot dogs. I don't care what you put on them, smother them in, bury them in, I can't stand t...
by harpmaker
Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:15 am
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Poststructural Pub
Topic: So, what is everyone doing this weekend?
Replies: 29
Views: 2748

Re: So, what is everyone doing this weekend?

Now I have two large piles of dirt in the backyard, and I need to find somewhere to put it. You could do what my neighbors did: regrade your entire yard so any heavy rain flows into your neighbors yard. :twisted: Unfortunately, all of my neighbors, over the span of a few years have done just that, ...
by harpmaker
Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:31 am
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Poststructural Pub
Topic: So, what is everyone doing this weekend?
Replies: 29
Views: 2748

Re: So, what is everyone doing this weekend?

Working my tail off getting ready to move next weekend