A detailed video about how to buy an Autoharp
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- How to buy an autoharp. So you want to buy an autoharp but you are not sure what to look for. Composer Jerrel Dulay shares his advice and tips on buying an autoharp for a good price.
Knocking on Heavens Door!
Great introduction. When you really get hooked on the Autoharp, consider a luthier built instrument from builders like Pete d'Aigle autoharps, Greg Schreiber autoharps, Ray Choi autoharps, or Ken Ellis autoharps.
I would really like to get a luthier build Autoharp, but I have some design requests. I would like a significantly deeper body for a large resonating chamber, as well as a false back to avoid dampening the back resonating surface. Thanks so much for watching.
Thanks, very good points!!!
Thank you for watching. I hope the video is useful.
Knocking On Heaven's Door. I have 2 21Chord Chromatic AH's, one OS and one d'Aigle. I might convert the OS to a Diatonic of some kind, not sure which key or keys yet. Great video!
That's great! If you do convert to a diatonic, let me know how it goes. I'm interested in hearing about it.
When you said "Gotta remember where the chords are on this guy" I thought I suddenly heard some reverb in your microphone. Did you do that to enhance the sound of the autoharp?
I sometimes use some reverb while recording the RUclips video to make the end result sound better and soften the attack of the picking. My recording setup here seems to have some noise reduction which kills the sustain and amplifies high end frequencies which is normally used to make the human voice stand out above background noise.
Were the Korean (and later, Chinese-made) Chroma-Harps an Oscar Schmidt branded product?
From my understanding, the Korean made ones were branded OS. I don't know about Chinese made ones. I bet someone like Hal Weeks would know.
How often do you find that you have to tune your autoharp and is there an autoharp tuner that you use and recommend?
I find that the need to tune the Autoharp usually only comes able when temperature and humidity shifts in the weather. Sometimes I can go two or three weeks and not need to tune up. If I am just practicing at home, I usually wont tune up. If I am going out to play a gig, jam or music club, I'll tune up. In stable weather, the instrument will hold its tuning decently well. I use a phone app named "Pro Guitar Tuner" by "ProGuitar". It works great but won't help you in noisy environments.
Thank you for the clarification. That's good information for your subscribers and myself to know @@MountainHomeJerrel I'm familiar with using phone apps for tuning. I have one on my phone as a back-up for tuning my Ukelele if the battery in my Snark dies on me. Great series. I look forward to viewing more as you continue to post them. (I am sorely tempted, but ATM I'd like to keep my focus on continuing to master the Uke. :-) )