The Science of Harp Making

Air Resonances in the Harp (Eyster) ……………………….5
Computer Programming for String Layout (Culotta) ……….7
Computer String Program (Bolles)…………………………10
Glitter Testing – I (Eyster)……………………………….…13
Glitter Testing – II (Eyster)………………………………....16
Harpmaker and Computer (Bolles)…………………………20
Harpmaker’s Notebook -1 (Bolles)………………………....27
2…………………………………..34
3…………………………………..37
4…………………………………..42
5…………………………………..46
6…………………………………..52
7…………………………………..56
8…………………………………..60
9…………………………………..64
10…………………………………69
11………………………………....74
12………………………………....79
Inharmonicity (Bolles)……………………………………....86
Making a Harp Soundboard (Stone)………………………...91
Making Gut Strings (R.Robinson)…………………………..94
More on Strings (R.Robsinson)……………………………..95
Sharping Lever Systems (B.Robinson)……………………..98
Soundboard Vacuum Chuck (Dunn)……………………….100
String Layout & Tonality (Cunningham)…………………..101
String Machine Revised (Bolles)..…………………………103
String Slide Rule (B.Robinson)……………………………108
String Tension Measurement (Bell)………………………..109
Stringband Evaluation 1 (Jourdain)………………………..110
2……………………………………112
3……………………………………116
4……………………………………119
5……………………………………123
6……………………………………126
7……………………………………128
8……………………………………132
9……………………………………135
10…………………………………..137
Strings 1 (B.Robinson)………………………………….....139
Strings 2 (B.Robinson)…………………………………….146
Strings 3 (B.Robinson)…………………………………….150
Tuning Pins and their Holes (Stone)………………………153
Articles listed by Author
Page #
Bell, Stephen
String Tension Measurement…………………109
Bolles, Mark
Computer String Program…………………….10
Harpmaker and Computer………….................20
Harpmakers Notebook 1……………………...27
2.…………………......34
3.…………………......37
4.…………………......42
5.…………………......46
6.…………………......52
7.…………………......56
8.…………………......60
9.…………………......64
10.…………................69
11………………….....74
12.…………................79
Inharmonicity…………………………………86
String Machine Revised……………………...103
Culotta, Paul
Computer Programming for String Layout……7
Cunningham, Robert
String Layout and Tonality…………………...101
Dunn, Richard
Soundboard Vacuum Chuck………………….100
Eyster, Jason
Air Resonances in the Harp…………………...4
Glitter Testing – I…………………………......13
Glitter Testing – II…………………………....16
Jourdain, Joseph
Stringband Evaluation 1……………………...110
2……………………...112
3……………………...116
4……………………...119
5……………………...123
6……………………...126
7……………………...128
8……………………...132
9……………………...135
10…………………….137
Stone, Hilliard
Making a Harp Soundboard…………………...91
Tuning Pins and their Holes…………………..153
Robinson, Bruce
Sharping Lever Systems………………………98
Strings – 1……………………………………..139
Strings – 2……………………………………..146
Strings – 3……………………………………..150
Robinson, Robbie
Making Gut Strings……………………………94
More on Strings………………………………..95