thanks for starting this thread, helen!

yes, harpgirl plays autoharp. she's probably very busy with her festivals.

i play a wonderful 36 string josephus harp (made from black walnut, in british columbia). it shocks me how well it stays in pitch, through cruel ontario changes in heat, cold, dryness, and humidity. i tune my harp with B's and E's flat.

my favourite tunes at the moment are eleanor plunkett, return from fingal, and a trad~sounding gorgeous tune by kelly mcgowan called 'three faeries'. find it on a cd called 'circle of stone', by the harbord trio (kelly mcgowan, don ross, oliver schroer).

perhaps there should be threads separated out for the individual instruments, so we can question and kvetch with like minds. i play other instruments as well, so i'd visit celtic harp, piano, fretted dulcimer, whistle, autoharp, beginner guitar....

i'm enjoying the 'cat ~ i feel quite welcome here...thanks!

~black walnut