Re: Still trying to buy a harp...

Mike Nielsen (mike.nielsen@dol.net)
Thu, 03 Oct 1996 01:18:17 -0400

Shawn Bird wrote:
> Questions:
> *Does anyone have any comments on the zither tuning pins? Do they work as
> well/better than the Through pins?

I have heard that the answer is "no" because the strain is not evenly
distributed across the full width of the bridge. I own their 22 string
model and my pins are still okay.

I have played the 29 string version and I was almost going to buy one
until my wife convinced me that I would eventually want to buy a
Triplett or Dusty Strings. I think she was right. Those last two bass
strings below G really come in handy. I did like the quality/price
ratio of the Stoney End. But in the end, I have gotten a gig playing
harp in a restaurant and if I can hang onto it until Christmas, I will
have my Dusty Strings 32 paid off, which is something of a miracle in my
eyes.