Taking the Tuning Key to the Right Peg When Changing Harp Strings

Video Transcript

"Hi! My name is Jesse Sparhawk on behalf of Expert Village. I can be reached at myspace.com/jessesparhawk. We are continuing string changing. In a previous segment, we attached the string end to our, in this case, second octave B string. The next thing that we want to do, which I have actually already done, is take the tuning key on to the right peg. You will know it is the right peg because it does not have a string on it. Bring the hole, which the string goes through of this tuning peg, perpendicular to the floor or parallel to all the other strings. So that when I place the B string…Find the end of it first. Place the B string through the tuning pinhole; it is more difficult than it sounds. So we feed the B string, in this case, through the tuning peg and gently, so as not to cause any kinks, like in a hose, in the string, bring it through and you can pull at top. Now you will notice every harp is different, but as far as basic mechanics, they are the same. You have the lever, which is this operation that will raise the string half step. You have that on the string that you have to replace, so what you need to do is get around the lever. Get the string on the first peg and get it behind the place where the lever makes contact, and you will see what I mean when you are actually doing this yourself. So the string is through; the string is along this first guide. What you then want to do is actually create a little slack. Now make sure as long as your end bridge pin is tight with a string this should be fine. Make sure that you give a good grasp on it so that you do not lose it. "