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- Page 1 Finished Limerick Lap Harp Musicmaker’s Kits P.O. Box 2117 Stillwater MN 55082 (651) 439 9120 www.harpkit.com...
- Page 2 Finished Limerick Parts List: 1 Set of Stringing & Tuning Directions 1 L-shaped Tuning Wrench STRINGING & TUNING _____1. Stringing a harp is somewhat of an art. We recommend that you read through these last pages of directions completely before beginning, so you know what to expect. It is not uncommon for people to call us in a panic because their harp either: a) won’t stay in tune;...
- Page 3 Thread the other end of the string through the last TUNING PIN at the point of the NECK. Pull it through the PIN until there is some slack below the pin. Turn the PIN clockwise with the tuning wrench and guide the windings of the string downward toward the wood.
- Page 4 TUNING The strings should all be tuned to the natural C major scale (white keys on the piano). All the red strings will be C notes and the blue ones F notes. Middle C is string number 19 from the top, or the eighth string from the bottom. NOTE: It will take several tunings before the harp will stay in tune.
- Page 5 SHARPING LEVERS Sharping levers are used on folk harps to facilitate key changes. Installing a lever over a string allows you to raise the pitch of that string one-half step by engaging the cam against the string. Thus an F-string can be raised to F# by a simple flick of the lever. Similarly, a B-string may be tuned to Bb so that the lever will raise it to a B-natural and release it back to a B-flat, as needed.
- Page 6 LIMERICK LAP HARP INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR WIRE STRINGS NOTE: Wire strings do not come with pre-colored C and F strings. Just install all the strings first, in proper order, and then use "opaque paint markers" from an arts & crafts store (like Michael's) to color the C strings red and the F strings blue.
- Page 7 LIMERICK LAP HARP -C TUNING (C3 to G6) code: limstrg FULL SET OF 26 STRINGS VIBRATING LOVELAND STRING NOTE GAUGE CODE COLOR LENGTH LEVER SIZE .025 NYL025 clear 3-3/4” .025 NYL025 blue 4-3/8 .025 NYL025 clear 4-7/8 .025 NYL025 clear 5-1/2 .032 NYL032...
- Page 8 LIMERICK LAP HARP -C TUNING (C3 to G6) WIRE STRINGS code: limstrgwr FULL SET OF 26 STRINGS VIBRATING LOVELAND STRING NOTE GAUGE CODE COLOR LENGTH LEVER SIZE .010 BALL010 clear 3-3/4” .010 BALL010 blue 4-3/8 .010 BALL010 clear 4-7/8 .012 BALL012 clear 5-1/2...
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