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Celtic Harp - 34 strings

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My first project for LJ!
I made this harp for my wife. It is made from quilted maple and has a spruce sounding board. Although you can buy it in kit form, I built it from scratch using blueprints I purchased from a company in Oregon. Here is a link to their website:
http://www.markwoodstrings.com/cambria.htm
After the pictures were taken, I added levers to each string so that it could be quickly adjusted to play in different keys.
It was a very fun project and wasn’t terribly difficult to build. The grain of the sounding board has to lie horizontally to the case and decreases in thickness from 1/4” at the bottom to 1/8” at the top. It is necessary to build a sled for a drum sander to accomplish this.
The scariest part of this project is stringing the harp. There is a tremendous amount of tension pulling at the soundboard and by design, it flexes quite a bit when it is fully tuned. I kept expecting the soundboard to pop off and sail around the room but it hasn’t, so far.

-- Lloyd, Portland, OR., www.woodturnerpro.com


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trifern

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posted 93 days ago

Simply amazing! The wood is beautiful and your attention to details are admirable. This will be making music and admired for centuries. Thank you for sharing.

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stanley2

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posted 93 days ago

What a gift! We have a friend who makes peruvian harps and plays as well. Not only a beautiful piece but great for the soul too.

-- Phil in British Columbia

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dennis mitchell

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Daren Nelson

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posted 93 days ago

Gorgeous

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SteveKorz

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posted 93 days ago

Wow, that is truely amazing… what a great project!

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)

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ShannonRogers

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posted 93 days ago

This is outstanding! It is hard to believe that you have never made something like this before. Did you make the inlay as well from scratch?

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rikkor

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posted 93 days ago

Excellent! I really like the inlay. How does she like the tone?

-- Maplewood, MN

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Blake

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posted 93 days ago

That’s a beautiful instrument and a work of art in itself! Welcome to Lumberjocks!

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CharlieM1958

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posted 93 days ago

Incredible! Beautiful display of woodworking!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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Russel

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posted 93 days ago

I’m always impressed by people who make instruments. There’s a level of detail that is beyond me at this point. Well done, sir.

-- When you give someone a chance it may well be their last.

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thetimberkid

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posted 93 days ago

Wow, Great job!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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suliman

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posted 93 days ago

Incredible ,ABSULUTE WONDERFUL.
I LIKE IT.

-- Suliman , Syria, jablah ,

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Greg Wurst

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posted 93 days ago

Beautiful harp!

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ND2ELK

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posted 93 days ago

Simply beautiful. You did an outstanding job on this piece. Great inlay and craftmanship. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

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GaryK

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posted 93 days ago

Great looking job. I love making instruments.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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Doug S.

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posted 93 days ago

Wow that’s stunning, and the execution looks great. I’ve been thinking of doing a Celtic Harp too, except mine was going to be about a 3” tall one, rather flat, inlaid on a box lid, and wont sound near as good:-)

-- Use the fence Luke

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MsDebbieP

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posted 92 days ago

absolutely gorgeous – an amazing accomplishment if you ask me!

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Woodhacker

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posted 92 days ago

Lloyd, you did an amazing job here! I’m sure your wife will cherish this forever. It is truly beautiful.

Thanks for posting it.

-- Martin, Kansas

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