Bought a Sherwood harp last year but unfortunately i have lost the tuner.....is their a standard tuning key for all harps or are they designed individually for each harp.....If anyone can help me out please email me....very important that i get help with this and ye session.org guys are great at this sorta stuff...:D
Rachel
Hi rachel,
just so you know its not the wisest thing to be putting your mobile number up on a forum. There is a private message function on the site to avoid just that.
On topic, as far as i know they are standard across most harps. Can you not contact the maker?
Harp tuning keys are not standard across most harps, particularly among traditional/celtic/historical/lever. However, there is enough standardization that you can probably find an appropriate key from among the several "standard" sizes.
Meanwhile, your best bet in an emergency to to get a 1/4 inch adjustable t-bar (t-handle) tap wrench. In the US, they're widely available at hardware and home-improvement stores for about $7. The t-shaped device in this photo is one of them: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:WrenchTapBarT.jpg
You'll be able to tune your harp while you find out what size harp wrench you need and order *two* of them. Leave one at home, or in your car..
Hi Guernsey Pete - that's really good advice, particularly if someone's really stuck for one of these things (there being more clock-repairers than harp shops!!).
Funnily enough the ORIGINAL Harp tuners WERE/Are Clock Winders. They are usually refered to as a number eg
a No. 3 or a No. 4 _ I alas don't know what the standard Number for a Harp is but a No 4 rings a faint bell (just bash it on the side of said bell - ok I'll get me coat!"
Harp Tuner
Harp Tuner
Bought a Sherwood harp last year but unfortunately i have lost the tuner.....is their a standard tuning key for all harps or are they designed individually for each harp.....If anyone can help me out please email me....very important that i get help with this and ye session.org guys are great at this sorta stuff...:D
Rachel
# Posted on July 18th 2009 by craicagusceol
Re: Harp Tuner
Hi rachel,
just so you know its not the wisest thing to be putting your mobile number up on a forum. There is a private message function on the site to avoid just that.
On topic, as far as i know they are standard across most harps. Can you not contact the maker?
# Posted on July 18th 2009 by tnoumarap
Re: Harp Tuner
Harp tuning keys are not standard across most harps, particularly among traditional/celtic/historical/lever. However, there is enough standardization that you can probably find an appropriate key from among the several "standard" sizes.
Meanwhile, your best bet in an emergency to to get a 1/4 inch adjustable t-bar (t-handle) tap wrench. In the US, they're widely available at hardware and home-improvement stores for about $7. The t-shaped device in this photo is one of them: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:WrenchTapBarT.jpg
You'll be able to tune your harp while you find out what size harp wrench you need and order *two* of them. Leave one at home, or in your car..
Hope this helps.
# Posted on July 18th 2009 by Tracie
Re: Harp Tuner
Morley Harps in the UK would be able to help, (and they're EU which might be easier than a US source.)
If you tell them it's a Sherwood, they should know what you need, or they may tell you how to measure to check the tuning key you need.
http://www.morleyharps.co.uk/
# Posted on July 19th 2009 by TomB-R
Re: Harp Tuner
Take your harp to a clock-repairer, and ask for a grandfather-clock key that fits the harp.
# Posted on July 19th 2009 by Guernsey Pete
Re: Harp Tuner
Hi Guernsey Pete - that's really good advice, particularly if someone's really stuck for one of these things (there being more clock-repairers than harp shops!!).
# Posted on July 19th 2009 by Mark Harmer
Re: Harp Tuner
Yep, I'm full of it, mainly totally useless........
.....but occasionally something good.
# Posted on July 19th 2009 by Guernsey Pete
Re: Harp Tuner
Try Ebay!!
# Posted on July 20th 2009 by ScotiaBalach
Re: Harp Tuner
Funnily enough the ORIGINAL Harp tuners WERE/Are Clock Winders. They are usually refered to as a number eg
a No. 3 or a No. 4 _ I alas don't know what the standard Number for a Harp is but a No 4 rings a faint bell (just bash it on the side of said bell - ok I'll get me coat!"
# Posted on August 4th 2009 by UKCITTERN