Summerhays Notes

Cleaning and Polishing Your Harp

Jul 3rd 2017

Cleaning and Polishing Your Harp

A good system of keeping your harp clean is to lightly dust the instrument once a day.Once a week do a more thorough dusting.The area in between the strings at the top of the harp is hard to get to, …

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Popular Harp Pieces for Wedding Season

Jun 6th 2017

Popular Harp Pieces for Wedding Season

For harpists, sometimes wedding season is an all year occasion!Here are some of our favorite pieces that are easy to learn, recognizable and popular for weddings. All of these solo pieces or harp arra …

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How to Wear Your Pratt Sprite Harp

May 26th 2017

How to Wear Your Pratt Sprite Harp

The Pratt Sprite lap harp is fun because you can wear it a couple of different ways when playing.In this video Harp Specialist Allison Brown shows us how to play the Sprite harp with the lap bar as we …

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Spending Too Much Time Tuning Your Harp?

May 15th 2017

Spending Too Much Time Tuning Your Harp?

Try one or more of the following tips on tuning your harp so that you can use more of your time for practice!Use only one day out of the week to really tune every string on your harp. The rest of the …

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What to Consider When Purchasing a Bow

Apr 19th 2017

What to Consider When Purchasing a Bow

There are four main things to consider when buying a bow• Material Used• Flexibility• Weight• SoundMaterial Used:Fiberglass is lightweight and affordable. It is known for durability, but not for its r …

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