A week of incredible highs and lows. The biggest 'buck-me-up' (other than my Dad's breakfasts) was our new friend, Philip, phoning up to say he had made me a harp ...! WOW!!! This harp is magnificent - thank you so much.
It has no name as yet... in fact it has no strings either ... or any decoration!
It is made from 100 yr old Oak and has a new-fangled design by Philip to hold the soundboards together at the front.
I cannot wait to get it strung up but first I need to decide how to decorate it as it's impossible to do any painting when there's 128 strings in the way! Dave has a wood-burning gadget which would burn a pattern into the wood permanently. I just have to work out the stencil patterns.
Firstly though I have a harp to finish decorating for this weekend! I have managed to design a 3/4 size harp with the same amount of range as the big 'concert' harp. I have made the bass strings as they are obviously slightly shorter. Although this harp has been 'out' a few times I have not had chance to fully decorate it!
I will be parking in a multi-storey in Manchester and walking with harp-on-wheels and amp across town with my long dress, microphone, spare strings etc in a ruck sack - I need this harp. There is no way I would manage with a full size harp!!
Why don't you drop off the harp I hear you ask? Simple - one-way systems - arghhhh!!! I hate 'em. Saturday afternoon in Manchester ... much easier to have a carriable harp.
Well more of harps (and of course the secret of my Dad's amazing 'buck-oo-up-oo'
breakfasts) later ...
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