Youtube how to change a lyon and healy harp string

Always give a good wipe to the bass strings after you practice finish. вњ… ItвЂ™s good to clean the harp after every use. My bass wires almost always build up rust in a matter of a couple of months if I donвЂ™t clean it very much рџ§ј The discs and brass parts also have build up and tarnish much faster than normal if itвЂ™s not cleaned often enough.

This makes the metals, brass and bass strings rust so much quicker than usual. more gross рџ‚ Since Singapore is very much an island рџЏќ there is also a lot more salt in the air than normal. Since we physically touch our instrument so much, there is a lot of human oils and grime on it (I know, weвЂ™re gross).AND itвЂ™s warm in Singapore i.e. But AC all day is just going to be sooo expensive рџ’ё So I hope those temperature and humidity markers above will help with managing the levels at your home as much as possible рџ“Љ рџ§Ѕ CleaningД¬leaning of harps is as important as keeping the temperatures and humidity constant. This cools down the room and lowers the humidity levels significantly. I also put a hygro-thermometer near my harp (with the de-humidifier on the other side of the room) to make sure that the humidity levels near the harp is good and constant as much as possible.Д«est Case Scenario is for the harp to have the AC switched on 24/7. Singapore is obviously way above this range, reaching to 100% on rainy rainy days рџЊ§ So I actually have a de-humidifier for my harp room to make sure that the humidity is kept lower than what it is outside. Humidity between 40-60% is recommended across harpists and harp technicians, with 45% being the most ideal. рџЊЉ Humidity is much more important than temperature in general.

The good thing about Singapore is that it doesnвЂ™t change much all year round! рџЊ¤ However, when it does get a little bit hotter than usual, I would turn on the AC to cool down the room and keep the harp (and me) nice and cool рџЋ If itвЂ™s too warm for you, your harp is probably feeling kinda warm рџҐµ More importantly, keep your harp at a constant temperature as far as possible. рџ“Џ So a good rule is that if you are uncomfortable in the temperature, your harp is uncomfortable. рџљ° SingaporeвЂ™s Humidity: 60-100% (A HUNDRED!) Our typical weather in Sunny Singapore I know that the number of harpists in summery weathers are much fewer but honestly I hope that this can help whoever might be semi-freaking out about rusting and soundboard matters and humidity рџЊЁ I wanted to share some things that IвЂ™ve learnt and found out about harp care in this temperate climate. So instead of being worried that itвЂ™s too dry in the winter, we have to worry that itвЂ™s way too humid for harps to be happy. Unfortunately, Singapore is very much вЂпёЏ SUMMER and вЂпёЏ HOT вЂпёЏ and вЂпёЏ HUMID! вЂпёЏ ALL DAY! EVERYDAY!!! вЂпёЏ вЂпёЏ вЂпёЏ Hello! Honestly one of my greatest fears is that my harp soundboard suddenly just explodes into a million pieces (I know I sound crazy but my heart goes so fast when I think about that рџ’” ) I guess not having harp care knowledge comes from myself starting the harp much later than normal (13 for me!) plus, thereвЂ™s not so much emphasis on harp care at where IвЂ™m from (Singapore)Д«eing in hot and humid weather is not fun for harps and I realize that most posts on HarpColumn or other harp-centered websites cater mostly to the all-seasons demographic.

And then for two years she stayed in the US for studies and realise thereвЂ™s so much about humidity and temperature and cleaning? (Omg! рџ¤Ї ) More recently she found some cRAcKs in her soundboard and obviously freaked out and contacted several people to find out about what she need to do better. рџ‘јрџЏ» Little Shan only knew how to clean the harp and change the strings.

Youtube how to change a lyon and healy harp string