Biography Archives - Reidun Lynch

At Home in Europe

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Diatonic harp – Right way or wrong way to play the right hand?

At the moment I’m revisiting my harp technique, not for the first time. I’ve already done surveys in harp forums, whether to rest the right arm on the…

Nov 6Feb 20

Turning Back the Wheel of Time…

Or should I say: revisiting tunes from many years ago… At the moment I’m working on 2 pieces by J.S. Bach which are not completely “new” to me….

Apr 13Apr 13

My harp journey (5) – more string stuff for nerds

Changing 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…

Apr 7Apr 7

My Harp Journey (4) – Strings & Tools

Having 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…

Apr 4Apr 4

My Harping Journey (3), some nitty-gritty string stuff and what I’m up to right now

Comparing 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…

Mar 29Mar 29

My harping journey (2)

In 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…

Mar 29Apr 7

My harping journey (1)

Two 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…

Mar 18Mar 29

Writing “Mein Schlaues Harfenbuch” in 2008/2009

Being Creative in “Isolation” The last time I was in “isolation” was 12 years ago. I admit I’m ten times more comfortable today than back then, and very…