How To Tie The Knot In A Harp String - Teifi Harps FAQs

Master harp maker Allan Shiers if Teifi Harps guides you through the process of tying a knot in a harp string - one of the trickiest stages of changing a harp string.
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[@alicemizelliharp]

Let’s be honest. Every harpist has watched this video over 5 times

[@Harpsibored]

This might be my 50th time.

[@MerMan19]

swear i can never remember how

[@James_the_Joe-ye9kc]

Facts

[@jardov1234]

15 times, still haven't got it

[@clemmcguinness1087]

that has to be the simplest demonstration of a bowline I've seen... Brilliant

[@sophias.4243]

Me coming home from school and finding that ANOTHER string on my harp broke: time to watch this guy again

[@James_the_Joe-ye9kc]

I FEEL THAT SO MUCHHHH ;0;

[@helenharpistxd6188]

THANK YOU SO FREAKING MUCH FOR THE HUGE STRING!!!!!!!!! IT MAKES IT SO MUCH FRICKING EASIER :) :) :)

[@lynnzeng53]

Thank you so much for the big knot. I could finically understood how to make it!

[@rossdavidson3444]

thank you so much for doing the knot on a larger scale. i was struggling to follow other videos! :)

[@Lexikografin]

I remember doing these knots on a Cleddau in Johns workshop at night, before the triple was picked up 🤣👍and Joan bringing a cup of tea near nidnight!

[@PhantomyreValentine]

I wish everyone used a huge string/knot like you. Thank you!

[@sonia14335]

This is brilliant, really helpful. We have an old second hand harp and my daughter is taking her Grade 1 exam next week and I've been sweating a bit incase we have a string go. Feeling more confident now with several practices on old strings - thank you 🙂

[@luoyanjin]

Very useful. Thank you!

[@MehlindaHeartt]

my favourite video on this procedure thank you

[@Meagan-Renee]

Thank you! 💕

[@mornegerard7544]

Thank you for the help!

[@skyeblue5134]

I would love if these came pre-knotted
I never get any better 😂

[@casserleycielo4265]

Great video thankyou!

[@michaelp5594]

So I put my right hand in front of my left hand and it doesn't make a loop and I end up with a straight string again. So I make a loop anyway and I can't tell which way round it is because I'm trying to mirror the video so I'm trying to keep my hands are the other way round but probably not succeeding. So I do a second loop and draw it through the first and my knot unties and I end up with a straight string again. Is it just me? 5 more views, let's see....

[@drw312wasemanngoodwin]

I wish I could view this demonstration from the perspective of looking over his shoulder.

[@p.h3813]

well explained

[@lucreciajancsa9034]

Excelente!

[@johnbrock1602]

What about an Ashley stopper knot? The string going up though the sound board comes out of the center of the knot. The knot is large an evenly place on the wood. The knot is not lopsided in any way.

[@benjamintafari7047]

It kept fighting and unraveling when i put the first loop in the second loop. But it stayed when i put the second loop in the first loop.....

[@lindasue8719]

I appreciate using an oversized string but I couldn't see where that pencil at all.

[@someguy6309]

I've copied this 100 times and each time it unties

[@rainbowphrog]

Same bro 😭😭😭

[@rainbowphrog]

I don’t want to live anymore