| 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) |
| 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: info@harpcenter.com www.harpcenter.com |
| NB.Harplore is now: Harp Centre Australia For replacement strings, harp music, teaching books,videos CDs.....etc.... www.harpcentre.com.au Ph: 02-6258-8215 email: meriel@harpcentre.com.au |
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| DAVID'S HARP/KINNOR (wire strung kinnor) Note: strings are "looped"....eg...#1 & 2# = loop of .011" gauge THIS IS ORIGINAL 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 (wire strung kinnor) Note: strings are "looped" ....eg...#1 & #2= loop of .011" gauge THIS IS FOR EARLY 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 (Wire Strung in BLACK Nylon strung in RED Note: strings are "looped"....eg....#1 & #2 = loop of .011" gauge CURRENT KINNOR IN D/Bm shortest longest string# note diameter 1 D .011" / .020" 2 C .011" / .020" 3 B .014" / .028" 4 A .014" / .028" 5 G .016" / .036" 6 F# .016" / .036" 7 E .020" / .040" 8 D .020" / .040" 9 C# .025" (wrapped) /.045" 10 B .025" (wrapped) /.045" 11 A .030" (wrapped) /.050" 12 G .030" (wrapped) /.050" |
| On 8th October 2009 this chart was changed to make it easier to understand. Anyone having a harp (ONLY the harps indicated immediately below) that starts with a Red 'C' string as #1... will need to read this chart differently...ie...their #3 string is #1 on the Chart, their #4 is #2 on chart and so on. (Their #1 & #2 are both .025" diameter.) NB. On the chart below.... #1 (shortest string) is an "A" string..... |
| (NB: #6, #13, #20, are Red #3, #10, #17, 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: #27, #34 are Red #24, #31, #38 are Blue |
| (continue) FOR LAP HARPS Kildare 24 Chieftan 26 &27 AND FOR FLOOR HARPS Galway 29, 30, 31. Killarney 33, 34 Donegal 36 Classics 36, 38, 40. |
| PLAIN NYLON String# Diameter #1 to #5 .025" #6 to #8 .028" #9 to #11 .032" #12 & #13 .036" #14 & #15 .040" #16 & #17 .045" #18 to #20 .050" #21 to #23 .055" |
| Therapy/Student 27 Suitcase harp 24 Minstrel/Busker 22 Trinity 22 NB: #6, #13, #20, #27 are Red #3, #10, #17, #24 are Blue String # Diameter #1 to #5 .025" #6 to #8 .028" #9 to #12 .032" #13 to #15 .036" #16 & #17 .040" #18 & #19 .045" #16 & #17 .040" #18 & #19 .045" #20 & #21 .050" #22 & #23 .055" #24 to #27 .060" N.B. If your #27 is a wrapped string then use specs below. #27 (N/N)'C' Vibe Length: 30.3/4" wrap:055/015 |
| 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 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. |