I wont bore you with the build of this harp as you have already been drug thru the first one. After Andrew took the harp, I started thinking that what an ideal conversation piece that harp would have made. Back to the shop to make one for me. I didn't care if it played or not , I would use it as a decoration to my living room. Here is what I came up with.

 

Herb

Then it needed a stand back to the shop to make a pedestal.

 

Herb

That is some AWESOME grain in that wood!!!

You just HAVE to string that! Who knows, you may even learn to play it! I can see it now.... your name in lights.... HERB THE HARPIST!

But seriously, that is a thing of beauty, a work of art. Love the wood!

John

OOPS. Three posts at the same time! Even better with the pedestal!

Edited December 11, 20169 yr by HARO50

19 minutes ago, lew said:

That is some AWESOME grain in that wood!!!

then some...

cool ....

HERB the HARPIE...

 

yur good Herb...

I got nothing to compete w/ that....

18 minutes ago, HARO50 said:

You just HAVE to string that! Who knows, you may even learn to play it! I can see it now.... your name in lights.... HERB THE HARPIST!

But seriously, that is a thing of beauty, a work of art. Love the wood!

John

OOPS. Three posts at the same time! Even better with the pedestal!

 

 

Andrew came over and strung it for me,and he said it had a good tone. In fact he got married a short time later and borrowed the harp to set up with 6 other harps to let the wind blow thru them and he installed pickups on them and they provided back ground music for the ceremony.

Herb

Nice work Harper Herb.  Beautifully done with gorgeous wood.

Beautiful harp and pedestal...and the grain and finish makes it look holographic...

 

(sigh)...more inspiration...

Great job on all !!

Would be really neat to hear !!

19 hours ago, Dadio said:

 

 

Andrew came over and strung it for me,and he said it had a good tone. In fact he got married a short time later and borrowed the harp to set up with 6 other harps to let the wind blow thru them and he installed pickups on them and they provided back ground music for the ceremony.

Herb

 

 

VERY Nice Project!

3 hours ago, LarryS said:

Great job on all !!

Would be really neat to hear !!

 

 

Lew,it was kind of an eire wistful music sounded like an orchestra playing, he gave me a CD of it.

Herb

Edited December 12, 20169 yr by Dadio

7 hours ago, Nickp said:

Beautiful harp and pedestal...and the grain and finish makes it look holographic...

 

  Plus 1 on this. Beautiful work.

Herb, you have some serious talent...and a lot of nice wood!

@schnewj

Bill that was the only piece of pillowed maple I had and was saving it for a special project. It came with a pick-up load of kiln dried beam ends I bought awhile back. The ribbon grained maple for the body came from the same load. I never get tired of looking at it.

 

Herb

 

Edited December 14, 20169 yr by Dadio

On 12/11/2016 at 1:19 PM, Dadio said:

 

I wont bore you with the build of this harp as you have already been drug thru the first one.

 

Impossible to be bored following your projects! A stand quite becoming in it's own right and befitting of the harp.

The grain is outta' sight and transitions the harp lines perfectly.

Of course these pictures have to be placed in the gallery as well.

Thanks for sharing your creative talents & craftsmanship!

You have a good eye, Dave, I made the pedestal to the same angle as the sound box on the harp.

 

Herb

58 minutes ago, Dadio said:

You have a good eye, Dave, I made the pedestal to the same angle as the sound box on the harp.

 

Herb

Well if I squint enough while looking through my bi-focals just right, using back-lighting of 22-1/2⁰ reflected by aluminum foil, tilt my head just so and stand on one leg, I see fairly well for an old guy! 

1 hour ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Well if I squint enough while looking through my bi-focals just right, using back-lighting of 22-1/2⁰ reflected by aluminum foil, tilt my head just so and stand on one leg, I see fairly well for an old guy! 

Speaking of which when I had the cataract surgery a few years ago, I had the doc put a close up lens in my left eye and a distance lens in the right eye, my shooting eye.  Now I don't need bifocals,or glasses for normal use. If I read really small print I need reading glasses, and the computer I need computer glasses, but for TV,driving, or shooting ,no glasses.

 

Old Guy?  Sticks the old guy when you talk about old, him and Moses were buddies.

Herb

Edited December 18, 20169 yr by Dadio

That is some beautiful work Herb.  After all that I think you should learn to play it!

Cal