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Thread #65305 Message #1074275
Posted By: open mike
17-Dec-03 - 12:50 AM
Thread Name: Autoharp buzzing string: how to fix?
Subject: RE: Autoharp buzzing string: how to fix?
felt, by the way, is one of the favorite menu items for carpet beetles, a.k.a. bow hair bugs. these critters (in the larval stage) love munching on animal products-- fur, feathers, hair, carpet, wool, felt, leather, etc. their little caracsses might be evident in places where they have shed their "skins". They are found here; http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2103.html and here: http://www.ext.vt.edu/departments/entomology/factsheets/carpbeet.html
I was at an autoharp workshop with bryon bowers once and he recommended extending the life of felt bars by running a layer of shoe goo, silicone seal, or barge cement over the surface. This also serves to take up the slack in the harp allowing quicker chord changes, sue to less travel distance the button has to go with each chord.(of course you don't play until it is absolutely dry!)