Woodworker's Journal 2001-25-1, страница 20

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20 February 2001 Wood wo rker's Jo u mat

Canadian Luthier Garners High Praise

Keys to His Sweet Sound

played lorry's harps. Another, harpist Danishka Esterhazy, considers hint "one of the top harp makers in the world."

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to sound "even' from top to bottom, with redwood atid walnut having a blacker tone." Finish choices are important, too."[ like to use natural oils," says Larry. !"hey produce the least degradation in tone.

Perhaps the most important consideration, though, is moisture. Larry recalls how one musician's harp cracked when the apartment humidity reached three percent, and another harp "blew up" inside a 125 degree Fahrenheit automobile. He kiln dries his stock for a week before building.

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Since 1983. Larry Fisher of Winnipeg, Manitoba, has crafted nearly 100 harps.

"In many ways I'm like a fine furniture maker," admits Larry, who selects detailed instructions from his customers and works from specifications "falling somewhere between intricate violin and guitar construction."

His three premium choice hardwoods are black walnut, American cherry and rock maple, with sitka spruce soundboards. Larry also considers the combination of woods: "Spruce and maple tend

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