minstrel: Plans for an early harp, and Hello!

[Fred (Flieg) Hollander]

At 08:04 AM 1/26/99 -0700, yarrowp at mscd.edu wrote:
>Failte, Fionnagan.
>
>With regards to your search for a historical harp, may I highly recommend 
>to you Lynn Lewandowski?  She specializes in just the sort of harp you 
>need:  small, tightly strung, based on surviving instruments, with careful 
>attention to detail and woodworking.  I own two of her wirestrung models, 
>and several members of my household have been playing her harps (both 
>wirestrung and gothic) for about twenty years now.
>
>I don't know if this is current, but a recent address:
>Lynn Lewandowski
>67 Main St.
>Brattleboro, Vt. 05301
>
>802-257-4032
>
>I'm not aware of a kit that would yield the sort of harp you seek, though 
>MusicMakers has a good reputation:
>http://www.musikit.com/harps.htm will get you their harp page.
>
>Might I suggest that, given your name, a wire harp may be more appropriate 
>to your persona?  I'd be happy to discuss the merits of wire vs. gut vs. 
>nylon with you, either via list or private email.
>
>Vivien
>yarrowp at mscd.edu
>http://clem.mscd.edu/~yarrowp/ 

   On the list, please?  Or add my name to any private discussion? I 
have a marvelous wire-strung, but I would like to know more about harps in
general. 

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