Your harp's pedal caps, the black rubber pads that cover the tip of each pedal, are designed to give your feet traction as you move the pedals. Over time, and the more you use them, pedal caps wear away. In the case of the slip-on type, they can also split or crack,...
What the heck is a P.R.T.B.? It stands for pedal rod tubing buzz. It is a sympathetic vibration caused by a harp's pedal rod tubing assembly, the system of parts inside a pedal harp's column that connect the pedals at your feet with the mechanism above your head. It...
Not long ago, the only things that could damage a harp in a house were humidity, children, pets, and clumsiness. Now, the modern harpist must contend with a new threat: the robot vacuum cleaner. I love my robot vacuum cleaner: With two young children and a large,...
When I was fourteen my friends and I had the habit to go to the local record store and check if we found anything exciting. It was far from every time any of us could buy anything, but the staff of the store was cool and they were all into jazz, so the jazz selection...
As college students, I think most of us are very eager to learn as much as possible. And learning is a combination of attending lessons and gaining experience. So I, as well as many, many other music students learn to say "yes" to every imaginable project that asks...
When is a harp buzz not a harp buzz? When it's coming from somewhere else in the room. The world we live in is teeming with objects that want to deceive us into thinking our harp has a buzz. Disguised as ordinary lighting fixtures, heating registers, even as innocent...
I am a freelance harpist, and I play in plenty of different settings. On a happy day, I receive emails/phone calls something like this: Dear Stina, I heard you play the other day.../ XX recommended you as an excellent harpist.../We played together at the YY...
When you make an appointment to have your harp regulated, there are three important things you can do to get ready. The first is to make sure your strings are in good condition, especially in the top two octaves. The second is to make a list of any specific problems...
Twitter might not seem like the first choice in social media these days, especially when the current political administration is using the forum with unpredictable and controversial methods. It’s so much easier to post rants on Facebook or share funny memes on...
A new year, a new you! a journey towards harp happiness: If you can't tell I have a thing for categorizations and continued threads. Maybe this is why I loved the Harry Potter books so much... I can never get enough of a good thing! This blog series will be focused...
