Hi, not a lot to say really other than I am a very keen musician and producer and here is where I'll be sharing my work. If you like what I do then great, come chill out. If not, that's no problem.
Not bad! One thing I like about this is the simplicity behind it. I've seen many videos where there are so many details and tools used that you need a woodshop to do it like they did and I think to myself "why make it look so difficult, they didn't have all the machinery back in the day" lol
Приветствую вас, у вас получился великолепный инструмент. Мой друг столяр сейчас собирает для меня такой же, но я не знаю сколько нужно использовать нейлоновых нитей в каждой из струн. Не помните ли вы сколько использовали нейлона в каждой струне?
Hi man, what did you use for the strings and the bow? I know you can just use fishing line for the strings but idk about the bow if you need proper horse hair?
This is so wonderful - i love the clean look of your Tagelharpa - i am starting to make my own and something i am having trouble finding out is how the turning is actually done-Some have fine tuners at the bottom which are complicated and expensive -i'm getting some bass heads and hope to tune from the top like i would with a guitar - how do you do yours
Awesome song man.. there is alot of crap on youtube , around 80% of the tagelgarpa videos and songs don't represent the beauty and the power of this instrument. Realy like what you did here ! I tryed to tune my own bass harpa like you here.. xD no way , couldnt make it sound like this. Are the two deeper nylon strings on the same tuning ? Cheers from switzerland.
It's a shame RU-vid will only let me give these comments one heart react. This is an awesome comment and I absolutely appreciate it mate! Your instrument won't ever sound like mine and mine won't ever sound like yours. Even if they were identical instruments and the tuning makes no difference. We all play and sound our own way. Yes, the two Gs are in the same octave.
Haha no wory man ! You deserved a well writen comment 👍 yes that with the different sounds of the tagelharpas is true , i just wait now for my good microphone to shot good records ! Anything new on its way from your compositions man ? Chrs.
It's a very flexible instrument to build and how you go about it really depends on your own personal preference and how you plan on tuning it. But this particular one has an overall length of 90 cm and a width of 25 cm. The scale length (distance between the bridge and tuning pegs) is 76 cm and the soundbox is 40 cm long and 5 cm deep. Hope it helps and feel free to ask more questions.
Just want to say a very sincere thank you to everyone. When I built this instrument I certainly didn't think that this would be what it would come to. I recorded this song then showed it to the very few people who are close to me in my life and then posted it to my private social media and a couple of online forums specifically dedicated to this very niche type of music. Other than that I figured it might get the occasional view from the odd internet traveller but after such a short period of time it has gathered literally thousands of views and with them a massive abundance of positivity and warmth. As we all know, since the beginning of last year and continuing to this very day, the state of our world has been incredibly difficult and sad. The time we have is ours to make it what we want so no matter what your personal situation is regarding this whole pandemic, just keep your mind and body busy and look after the people around you. We can only get through this by coming together. Other than that, music is the source of some of the best joys we can possibly experience in life so keep the music alive!
Do you have an video or plans or something like that? That realy sounds amazing and i'm not allowed to work since march, so I can't afford an normal one, but I'd realy love to learn to play the targelharpa.
Sorry to hear you're out of work. Is that due to Covid? I've been having to isolate because of Covid for a very long time and it sucks but it is what it is. As for plans of the instrument, I pretty much just figured out the measurements needed and then went for it with a fairly flexible approach. It's got an overall length of just under a metre long and a width of 25 cm. The scale length (distance between the bridge and tuning pegs) is 76 cm and the soundbox is 40 cm long and 5 cm deep. Sorry for not having a more in depth actual design plan but it is a very good instrument for tailoring to what you want. Hope it helps and feel free to ask more questions. Good luck with learning and I hope you get back on your feet sooner rather than later!
Whoa, now that's certainly one hell of a fine compliment! Thanks very much, I'm humbled!!! I just responded to another comment asking about plans so I'll just copy and paste my response here: I pretty much just figured out the measurements needed and then went for it with a fairly flexible approach. It's got an overall length of just under a metre long and a width of 25 cm. The scale length (distance between the bridge and tuning pegs) is 76 cm and the soundbox is 40 cm long and 5 cm deep. Sorry for not having a more in depth actual design plan but it is a very good instrument for tailoring to what you want. Hope it helps and feel free to ask more questions.
Nice job! Im building one myself. Have all the peices cut just need to sand and and line everything up. Also my first wood working project. I am using cello strings for mine. They are expensive but i already play cello so was familiar with them. I also did this because the scale length is similar so i know the tension and tuning based on that. I was thinking about doing the nylon route but was hard to find information on scale length and thickness. I see some makers also use viola string for the standard tagelharpa. Anyway nice job getting your build complete and thanks for sharing!
Thanks :D That's absolutely awesome, mate! Sanding is by far the most mind numbingly tedious chore ever but it needs to be done and it sure does leave the end result being so polished and smooth. I have seen people using cello, viola and violin strings on the tagelharpa and it definitely has it's own unique sound. It is tricky to get the right tension with the nylon strings and when I restring mine I think I may make the strings a little thicker to be honest. All a bit of trial and error though. Would be good to see yours if you don't mind sharing it.
Thanks! It's literally just string, mate. I wanted to build it as cheaply as possible and string is cheap so string is what I used. Needs a new coat of rosin pretty regularly though but hey, it's a cheap rosin. I'm honestly really surprised at how it sounds and do wonder what sort of tone I could get from a much fancier bow.
Hello Brendan! Nice work on this bass talharpa, it sounds pretty good. Is the bow comfortable? It would be a pity to damage your right hand/wrist because of it...
Hey, thanks a lot! No, the bow is honestly not great. I only made it that way as I was basically trying to see what I could put together as cheaply and simply as possible. I'm also going to build a different bow pretty soon too. One that's more of a traditional style that's much easier on the hand. You're absolutely right, if I kept using this one regularly I reckon I'd probably develop some problems along the road. Thanks for the concern, always appreciate people like you!
