Building an Aeolian Harp

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  • čas přidán 29. 03. 2023
  • DIY build of an Aeolian Harp, loosely based on an early 19th-century design by the poet Robert Bloomfield.
    0:03 - The design
    0:17 - Building the resonance chamber
    0:34 - Preparing the soundboard
    0:52 - Measuring for the removable lid
    1:05 - Finishing the soundboard and installing anchor nails
    1:37 - Making the removable lid
    1:58 - Finishing and attaching the soundboard
    2:38 - Installing strings and tuning
    3:48 - Test run - nice outdoor scene, but not enough wind
    3:55 - Going for a drive - 45 mph
    4:45 - Highway speeds - 65 mph
    References:
    John Goodridge, "Robert Bloomfield and the Aeolian Harp: A Conversation with Alan and Nina Grove" - www.academia.edu/11653875/Rob...
    Simon Speed, photograph of one of Robert Bloomfield's harps, restored and on display in The Higgins Museum, Bedford - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
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