HARP-STRINGING
| Stringing This page is for owners of a DENWAR harp, but may also be helpful to owners of other harps.............. (This is a printable page) |
| For stringcharts for IRISH, and LOGO harps by DENWAR. Please email me ..... |
| A string chart is an important tool for a harp owner.... without it you are "handicapped" when you break a string and need re-placement. If you do not have a string chart for your harp, contact the maker and insist on one. If this fails: Send a piece of the broken string together with length and color required to a string retailer. (below) For DENWAR harp owners who have lost their string charts.....you can order a string from the chart below ( for all harps excepting: Denwar Harps prior to 1997 and Classics prior to 31 June 2002...... For ALL string replacements go to one of the retailers below........ |
| (for residents in USA etc...) Sylvia woods Harp Center For all things harp related..... Ph: (818) 956 1363 Fax: (818) 247 5212 email: harp@netbox.com www.harpcenter.com |
| Harplore Australia For replacement strings, harp music teaching books,videos CDs, cassettes. Ph: (02) 6258 8215 Fax: (02) 6259 0120 email: mary@Harplore.com.au www.harplore.com.au |
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| Hit the button below for help in changing a harp string..... |
| DAVID'S HARP (kinnor) Note: strings are "looped"....eg...#1 & 2# = loop of .011" gauge EARLY KINNOR IN KEY OF "C/Am" Shortest Longest string# Note Diameter 1 E .011" 2 D .011" 3 C .012" 4 B .012" 5 A .014" 6 G .014" 7 F .016" 8 E .016" 9 D .018" 10 C .018" 11 B .020" 12 A .020" |
| DAVIDS HARP (kinnor) Note: strings are "looped" ....eg...#1 & #2= loop of .011" gauge LATER KINNOR IN Eb/Gm Shortest Longest string# note diameter 1 Eb .011" 2 D .011" 3 C .014" 4 Bb .014" 5 Ab .016" 6 G .016" 7 F .020" 8 Eb .020" 9 D .025" (wrapped) 10 C .025" (wrapped) 11 Bb .030" (wrapped) 12 Ab .030" (wrapped |
| DAVIDS HARP (kinnor) Note: strings are "looped"....eg....#1 & #2 = loop of .011" gauge CURRENT KINNOR IN D/Bm shortest longest string# note diameter 1 D .011" 2 C .011" 3 B .014" 4 A .014" 5 G .016" 6 F# .016" 7 E .020" 8 D .020" 9 C# .025" (wrapped) 10 B .025" (wrapped) 11 A .030" (wrapped) 12 G .030" (wrapped) |
| NB: This chart is for harps that start (#1 shortest string with a "C" (red).....Later harps start with an "A"(#3) Those who have these harps must read their first string as #3, their second as #4, and so on. |
| (NB: #1, #8, #15, #22 are Red #5, #12, #19, #26 are Blue) |
| N/N strings (nylon with nylon wrap) String# Dia Vibe length wrap specs #24 N/A 23.3/4" 045/010 #25 " 25.1/8" 045/010 #26 " 26.1/4" 045/012 #27 " 28" 050/012 #28 " 29.3/8" 050/015 #29 " 30.3/4" 055/015 #30 " 32.3/8" 055/018 #31 " 33.3/4" 055/018 #32 " 35.3/8 060/018 #33 " 36.7/8" 060/018 #34 " 38.3/8" 060/020 #35 " 39.3/4" 060/025 #36 " 41.3/8" 060/5/025 #37 wire .064 42.7/8" 024/5/015 #38 wire .068 44.3/8" 024/7/015 Email me for #39 ( note: #29, #36 are Red #26, #33, #40 are Blue |
| (continue)FOR FLOOR HARPS Galway 29, 30, 31. Killarney 33, 34 Donegal 36 Classics 36, 38, 40. |
| PLAIN NYLON String# Diameter #1 to #8 .025" #9 & #10 .028" #11 to #13 .032" #14 to #16 .036" #17 .040" #18 & #19 .045" #20 to #22 .050" #23 to #25 .055" #26 .060" |
| Therapy/Student 27 Suitcase harp 24 Minstrel/Busker 22 Celtic 20/22 NB: #6, #13, #20, #27 are Red #3, #10, #17, #24 are Blue String # Diameter #1 to #8 .028" #9 to #12 .032" #13 & #17 .040" #18 & #19 .045" #16 & #17 .040" #18 & #19 .045" #20 & #21 .050" #22 & #23 .055" #24 to #27 .060" |
| String chart for Clarsach wire harp #1 to #4 .011" (plain wire) #5 to #8 .012" " #9 & #10 .014" " #11 & #12 .016" " #13 & #14 .018" " #15 & #16 .020" " #17 to #19 .022" " #20 .024" (bronze wound) #21 & #22 .026" " #23 .028" " #24 .030" " #25 & #26 .035" " |
| FOR LAP HARPS Celtic 17, 20, 22. Neo-Celtic 22. Kildare 24. Chieftan 26. Alpha 27, 29. ALSO FLOOR HARPS Galway 29, 30, 31. Killarney 33, 34. Donegal 36 Classics 36, 38, 40. |
| Compact Harps There has been a number of different versions over the years named: COMPACT STUDENT ECONOMY EXPORT String specification documents for some of these have been lost. It is advised that if you own oneof these harps and want a string replacement(s) that you send a piece of the broken string ( tag it with a string #) to one of the businesses listed above. |