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Many new harpists are daunted by the prospect of changing a broken string, but this video demonstrates in step by step instructions how to replace a gut string. Using a full sized pedal harp as a model, a lower (thicker) and higher (thinner) gut string are both replaced.
00:00 Introduction
1:14 Tools needed
1:48 Replacing a low register (thick) gut string (removing the string, preparing the harp, tying a knot, threading the string through the harp, winding around the tuning pin, tuning the string, clipping off the excess)
5:09 Tying a knot in a low register (thick) gut string
9:59 Replacing a high register (thin) gut string (removing the string, preparing the harp, tying a knot with an anchor, threading the string through the harp, winding around the tuning pin with locking, tuning the string, clipping off the excess)
12:59 Tying a knot in a high register (thin) gut string with an anchor
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Jacqueline Pollauf is a professional harpist based in Baltimore, Maryland. She regularly publishes videos in a variety of categories: solo works, instructional videos, harp repair and maintenance, and inspirational videos for young harpists.
Recordings are available through all major music outlets, including Apple Music, Spotify, and Amazon.
More information about Jacqueline is available at her website: www.jpharp.com/. Here you can sign up for her mailing list, find out about upcoming performances, and learn about online harp lessons and workshops.
Visit Jacqueline’s informational harp website, www.harpinside..., for a wealth of informative articles and videos about the harp. Sheet music of Jacqueline’s exercises and arrangements is available for purchase here as well.