21 string Ancient Muse harp made of mulberry wood. Here it is basking in its bath of mineral spirits. If no irregularities are detected, it will spend a few days in the dry room for the moisture in the wood…
enigma under spirits
The Ancient Enigma (25 brass strings) proofing with a bath of mineral spirits. Now it will go into the dry room bring the moisture content of the wood down a bit before finishing.
legume luthier
The humidity in the Southern Appalachians makes maintaining a favorable wood moisture content a dicey proposition. Finally the humidity is dropping toward more fall-like levels and I am ready load the harp assemblies into the drying room (a sea-can) to…
cherry spirits
After too long a hiatus, I am finally back in the shop. In the mean time the resins of the cherry wood of this harp polymerized deep into the wood. After scraping and cleaning the surface. a wash of mineral…