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Leah Aronow-Brown
Dept. of Communication, U. of Alaska Fairbanks
May God stand between you and harm in all the empty
places where you must walk.
- Babylon 5
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On Fri, 24 Jan 1997, Kathy Dlabick wrote:
> My fellow harperists;
>
> After a week of wildly variable temperatures (i.e. 60 one day, -10 two days
> later) here in Columbus, Ohio, my poor harp has been tuned considerably
> more than usual. In other words by the time I get finished tuning my
> practice session is about half over!! (I suppose I shouldn't complain
> though, wire, I have been told does not go out of tune as much or as badly
> as nylon or gut.)
>
> Anyway while I was in the middle of tuning it again last night, I had a
> flash of insight. I realized that invention of the fiddle had absolutely
> nothing to do reels and jigs or fashion or portability or anything I had
> heard. No, it was some poor harper, tuning 40 strings on his or her harp
> for the umpteenth time, who finally said: PLUCK THIS!!!! And invented an
> instrument that only had 4(?) strings!!!!
>
> ;-)
>
>
> I know, don't quit my day job!
>
> Kathy
>
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> kdlabick@cd.columbus.oh.us == Kath
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