How to Play Autoharp | Basic Strumming, Acoustic Rock Country, Folk, Bluegrass

[@lizfeliciano5370]

THANK YOU! This is EXACTLY the type of instruction I have been looking for! Please continue to upload teaching videos! You explain things so well! Looking forward to more AH journeys with you ❤

[@TheObicobiHD]

I absolutely love the look and sound of the instrument Jerrel. Thank you for sharing! 💜🎶🎧💿

[@orendel]

Oh these birds!

[@QuinzelFox]

Yes please continue

[@IMBrute-ir7gz]

Any tips on re-felting? I suppose there are other tutorials on KZbin, but I was just wondering about how and how often you did it.

[@MountainHomeJerrel]

@@IMBrute-ir7gz Hi. I only replace my felts when I find that I have to push harder than expected in order to properly form the chord. That depends on how often you play, which chords you use most often, and how hard you normally press. I play regularly, at music sessions, jams, and festivals, and have so far only had to reflect a couple bars once a year. I don't have the master level experience with refelting to be able to offer any advice with the process, so I recommend checking in with Hal Weeks, an expert on all things autoharp. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eavIga2sirqaq5Y

[@Satryn]

Hey there, out of place question but I figured I would comment on your newest video in hopes of getting a response. I recently picked up an 1893 guitar zither from an antique shop at a steal for 40 dollars in relitvely good condition (little warping and all of the panels are in place.) However, the strings and tuning pegs are quite rusted, and as expected it is out of tune. Would you recommend that I attempt cleaning and reusing the original strings, and should I also clean the tuning pegs? Or should I atleast replace the strings entirely? If so, should I go with guitar strings and keep the original bass strings? Any feedback would be appreciated. Thank you

[@lizfeliciano5370]

I play the harp which has guitar-like metal-wound strings in the lower octaves. I recently tried to clean my strings (only 5 years old) and it was a disaster. Lots of elbow grease for little improvement. It was recommended to me to replace them. I did and the tone is so much better! If the strings are rusted, please replace. You should not be subjecting your fingers to rusty strings. If they are just discolored, it’s probably also time for a replacement of ALL of the strings, considering the age. Your fingers and the tone will thank you. To preserve new strings from discoloration, I recently bought a Baroque string cleaner on Amazon which has a lubricating side that will help protect strings from discoloration. My opinion is clean the rust from the tuning pegs if you can, as the metal beneath is probably still good, but replace all strings. Hope this helps even though it’s from the perspective of a harpist!

[@VincentChan86]

LOL composer AND game developer