I bought a used autoharp online, and when it arrived I found that one of the tuning pins, the number five from the bottom, was broken off. A small stub is there, not enough to get a tuning wrench on. I've tried a couple of sets of pliers, and removed the first few strings to be able to get a better grip but still no joy. Any hacks, tips or helpful suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.
Hello,
I've just discovered this wonderful looking group.
I have what is probably going to be a very difficult and challenging question.
I am a totally blind person who has been playing the autoharp for about a year now.
I'm very very basic to be sure but I am loving the instrument immensely.
i have a Oscar Schmidt OS73C 21-chord and the biggest challenge I'm having as someone who cannot see is tuning.
Because of the structure of the pegs, it's really hard for me to try and figure out some kind of system in which I can follow the correct course with my fingers and tune each string.
I tried tuning last year but just following the pegs in what I thought was the logical course but ended up breaking a string and thankfully I managed to get it replaced fairly cheaply.
I'm in Australia so the autoharp stores here are quite small indeed.
I'm basically trying to figure out some kind of map that I can read that says, go to peg one for the first F string and then move to pegs to the right for the G string and so forth.
Any advice anyone has I would be very grateful for and I know it's a bit of a challenge.
I even tried taking a series of photos and attempting to get ChatGPT to try and help me build something but it's proving to be quite a difficult endeavour.
So Ive got tiny arms and a large, to put it mildly, chest. So my ergonomics are already terrible in the early learning for upright autoharp. Model is an OS45CE so default rightie upright, I am a rightie.
Gimme your most unhinged lap playing conversion hacks please!
From modifications to add more space below the chord bar, getting over it and learning to play cross armed, or because I’m new just learning to play strumming with the left, etc?
A cursed method learning backwards where the highest strings are towards me?
I am not coming from a backround in strings which may open me to more options due to a lack of muscle memory established.
What are my options LOL
Hello all,
I recently got a new autoharp, an upgrade from the first one I found at a second hand store with a massive tear in the back lol.
I want to use it as a shimmer / rhythm instrument paired with a Shoegaze pedal chain.
However I don’t know what the best route to go is.
I currently have a cheap pezio pickup on it which works well with my guitar amp but it looks like I need an acoustic preamp pedal for my chain to work. It also doesn’t pickup from under the strings only on the back and I keep having contact with it from my shirt.
I want to know if it’s worth it grabbing the AD-02 auto harp pick up from shatten and if this will produce a strong enough signal where I won’t need a preamp pedal.
If not would installing a magnetic bar pickup be a good solution and if so how much of the acoustic tone will I lose. Based on your experience would it matter with my pedal chains?
What would be an ideal magnetic bar pickup as well I’ve been looking at the pick up from daigleharp but it looks like I need to do some wood work to the harp and soldering.
Any recommendations or thoughts would be appreciated!