Harp the Herald Angels sing Merlin's harps are just the thing, Play one gentle meak and mild Just the gift for your young child, If you want to go to Heaven Buy five or six or seven, If you want to go to Hell Ignore this Site at your perel. Harp the Herald Angels sing Merlin's harps are just the thing. Harp the Herald Angels sing Merlin's harps are just the thing Try one, buy one have no fear, Merlin's harps ring loud and clear, Melodies flowing from their strings, Echoing sounds of angels wings, If to heaven you want to go, Its best to practice here below, Harp the Herald Angels sing Merlin's harps are just the thing © T.Merlin Maddock.

After a sixty year relationship with wood, this could be your last chance to share with me the knowledge and skills that I have accumulated during the last 50 years of instrument making, before I meet The Great Carpenter of Nazareth. For thirty eight of these years I specialized in the making and designing of Non Pedal, Celtic, student, electronically amplified , triple and wire strung harps. On many occasions I have had inquiries asking if I'd be prepared to produce drawings and details of harp designs. Unfortunately or fortunately ,having been engaged in full employment, I've had little time to embark on the above project even though it has always been in the back of my mind Despite the effects of Anno Domini and after giving a great deal of thought and consideration to the above project.

I feel that I have a great deal of expertise to hand on to those who would be interested in taking on the craft of harp making as a recreational hobby, or as a craftsman who in turn would pass on these skills to future generations.

When I started harp making, with the assistance of the late John Thomas of Gwaelod Y Garth, we both had little encouragement from the harp fraternity in the possible reintroduction of the triple harp . Thirty years later there is a resurgence in the playing of this beautiful instrument which may be out of the reach of many talented harpists, during the coming months I hope to be able to simplify the construction of the triple harp and introduce it into this project.

Joan Thomas Nansi Richards John Thomas at Telynfa Johns work shop Gwaelod Y Garth.	John Thomas and his band of merry men. Alun Thomas. Alan Shirers Rodric. Tony Edwards. Sian Hobson dressed in traditional Welsh costume playing Johns Celtic Harp

This site is aimed at introducing the amateur woodworking enthusiast, school crafts departments, in constructing one of the worlds most beautiful sounding string instruments, using basic DIY woodworking tools and hand held, electrically operated, power tools. A set of full size constructional drawings, specifying timber, templates and constructional jigs together with a step by step instructional CD showing details of the construction of plywood molded, segmental paneled sound boxes, plywood and laminated harmonic curves, sound board construction, varnishing, assembling, stringing and tuning will be available as and when completed.

Parts of single strung Non Pedal Harp

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