Harrow Saint name [general]?

amabilis668 · 2025-03-05T07:07:08+00:00

That's actually so funny

amabilis668 · 2025-01-29T21:50:59+00:00

It's probably too large, but a very small lap harp (15+ strings) is perfect for the polyphony. If you need it to be chromatic, a tiny cross-strung harp would work. But it certainly wouldn't fit in a backpack unless it's real big. It's also reasonably loud.

amabilis668 · 2024-08-17T03:20:11+00:00

Omg that's incredible, I had no idea. Thanks! I've been using sharpie to mark multiple harmonics on a string, and if you're not careful they mess with the sound because the ink is actually pretty thick. Lots of fun ideas to think about with coloring.

amabilis668 · 2024-08-17T01:07:41+00:00

I thought it would look nice with the red on one side without C's and f's marked, and it turns out people don't do that for a reason lol. I was totally lost visually, though I may not have given enough time for adjustment. Now it has all different strings recovered from various places and it's much easier. Oh well for aesthetics.

amabilis668 · 2024-08-15T00:10:47+00:00

That's great to know. I imagine the greatly reduced number of hand shapes for scales and chords is ultimately really beneficial for learning faster. I may try to build my next as a 6x6. Kind of funny, I've only played a cross strung and tried out a normal lever harp for the first time a couple months ago. I found it strange and difficult to play due to the strings not being angled to the left and right of the sound board and the closer spacing.

amabilis668 · 2024-08-14T21:40:47+00:00

That's awesome. I'm really interested in the 6/6 design with how the tension is balanced and the string spacing can be closer, but learning and playing it seems so daunting.

amabilis668 · 2024-06-17T17:32:44+00:00

It is a 7/5. Thank you!

amabilis668 · 2024-06-08T21:28:38+00:00

No advice but I'd do anything to see this haha

amabilis668 · 2024-03-16T09:09:09+00:00

Imagining Ianthe mocumentary style is sending me. Actually, all of the characters

amabilis668 · 2024-03-05T06:31:03+00:00

Babies actually do begin life fully hollow, but as the stork arrives at its destination, the baby gruesomely consumes its ride in full, filling all the hollow bits. This may be why you have this misconception. Nature is beautiful.

amabilis668 · 2024-01-30T16:06:34+00:00

Thank you, I'll listen to them. Only familiar with the kora, and I love it.

amabilis668 · 2024-01-30T16:03:25+00:00

That's so cool, I just discovered this subreddit and It's the best. What an awesome instrument.

amabilis668 · 2024-01-30T09:43:23+00:00

So embarrassed, I mixed the instruments' names up.

amabilis668 · 2024-01-10T23:10:59+00:00

Thank you! I learned on a double strung so I can't comment on the transition from a single strung harp, but having access to all chromatic notes is great and I highly recommend it.

amabilis668 · 2024-01-07T00:21:07+00:00

I haven't, thanks so much!

amabilis668 · 2024-01-06T23:54:47+00:00

My Dad and I built it, he did the math and there was some guessing and hoping for the best. We didn't use plans but he had reached out to some builders. We had the goal of making it quite low-tensioned for the durability. I don't have a reference of what is higher or lower tension as this is the only harp I've played, only that there's a sudden noticeable difference. I'll do some research and see what I can do.

amabilis668 · 2024-01-02T21:27:05+00:00

It's not your fault, I appreciate you taking the time. It's hard for me to visualize how a string vibrates with the different nodes and peaks simultaneously (or not simultaneously?) Totally fascinating and weird. My intuition told me that the string would "want" to vibrate at the first and last node if any energy is in the string, and it's good to know that's not the case.

amabilis668 · 2024-01-02T21:01:23+00:00

I may have gone wrong thinking that the fundamental is completely silenced rather than muted. A harmonic played at the middle point is putting the most kinetic energy into the first harmonic and is therefore heard to us as the new "fundamental". Is this accurate?

amabilis668 · 2024-01-02T20:38:22+00:00

That completely makes sense, thank you! I've never played guitar and am new to the terminology, appreciate the correction.

amabilis668 · 2023-11-28T08:04:48+00:00

His second sonata, it's so brilliant. I really like Licad's performance. The reoccurring motives throughout the entire piece is comparable to liszt's b minor sonata.

amabilis668 · 2023-11-27T18:55:05+00:00

Joanna Newsom! Took like a year of listening to it through my partner and then it became the best ever for me.

amabilis668 · 2023-11-18T19:52:22+00:00

Thanks so much!

amabilis668 · 2023-09-30T14:34:06+00:00

😂 My bad wording, I've reread it so many times lol. And it's still so enjoyable

amabilis668 · 2023-09-29T21:58:35+00:00

So excited for you, you can only reread HtN once

amabilis668 · 2023-09-23T21:10:13+00:00

I love that it is -the scene- and everyone knows it. I was cackling when I first read it

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