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nice looking happy new harp day.

I will record something with it on Monday Joe, when I am in the shop all day. I am too busy until then, I'm afraid.

Roger.

Another way to make music ... never a bad thing. Tuning a rig like that must be anguish.

An elderly aunt we used to visit (when I was a kid) had one of these. She would always haul it out and serenade us, and I recall that it was barely better than horrible. Her playing and timing were awful, and her voice sounded like a grackle.

A long, long time ago I sat in during a group string session. One of the people in the group just happened to have a zither, which I could remember one of my teachers in grade school having and which our class would sing songs as she played. This zither player, and I can remember it like it was yesterday, could not only strum the chords which are finger-key selected, but he could pick specific strings, in melody, or harmony, however he felt. The sound was amazing. I don't know how he did it, but he had a couple guitar pickups which he had suspended over the open strings and then began to amplify the sound, ever so subtly. With the acoustic guitars, six and twelve, the sound was amazing. He couldn't amplify the entire board because a few of the higher strings were hidden by the instrument's housing. But those strings that he could, combined with his picking and strumming, made him sound like several musicians. For me it was a miracle to witness and experience. Not long ago I happened to think of that experience and youtubed "zither". I saw, but didn't have time to listen to, a young to middle-aged woman holding a zither on stage, playing it to - whatever. There were wires descending from that instrument also, but I doubted that it had been rigged like that musician I had the grace to enjoy jamming with, but rather was likely one that has adopted to the modern application of the electric/acoustic venue. Really nice.

This was the original chord layout of the instrument. I was advised by a friend, who is a very experienced player, that the circle of fifths scheme makes it much easier to play so yesterday I stripped her and re-positioned all the chord bars and keys to look like this:

I also set to and recorded something to try out the new layout. As soon as I have permission I will post it for you to hear (that is if you want to )

Roger

I have one of those too Roger, my father gave it to me ....... ChromAharp

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WOW - um, I need to hear one of you play something on one of these things!    That sounds like a LOT of work you've done to move everything around there Roger.  Happy NahD!