Short acoustic summary In my previous blogs I’ve described some of the adventures I’ve been through to improve the sound & playability of my instruments. Here, in an…
Read MoreApparently the girls have found instruments… Thanks again to everyone who got involved, offered an instrument or shared the message and made this appeal go viral. Little did…
Read MoreWe were truly overwhelmed with the amount of offers which came in from all sides – the call went viral within a few hours! Thank you so much…
Read MoreKey Events : 1971 Born in Aachen/Germany; grew up in Belgium. 1983 Started to play guitar & recorder. 1989 Started to play the Irish Harp under the guidance of…
Read MoreChanging strings In the last week I recalculated string gauges for my big chromatic harp and re-strung it twice (!) and the result is amazing. Over the last…
Read MoreHaving the right tool for the job, more string stuff, and again the no – waste approach In my last blog I was comparing string charts and was…
Read MoreComparing string charts to improve the sound on my instrument. String Charts for Harps This image is an excerpt from an excel sheet where I compare string charts…
Read MoreIn this picture from 1996 my ash harp has gut strings & my first set of levers. These were bronze levers by Peter Brough, which added considerably to the…
Read MoreTwo years ago, I was honoured to be invited to the 1st Harp Symposium in Plauen, Germany, organised by Carola & Camilla Pinder. It was exciting to see…
Read MoreSharing a memory while I’m working on new stuff… The chromatic harp keeps challenging me, and my technique is still developing and changing – nothing written in stone…
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