TIP of the Week 12/24/12
Hello Harp Techs,
When adjusting for varying left/right eyeball strengths, i.e. "master" eye, depth perception, etc,. I found the following technique extremely effective when sizing (embossing) reed plate slots.
Before you lay your sizing tool on the reed plate:
[1] Position and lock your eyes over the selected reed slot
[2] Slowly adjust your head until an "even" amount of light peeks through the three sides of the reed
[3] Hold your head perfectly still, then proceed with the sizing process.
Mastering this process will help prevent fewer clicks and clacks from uneven sizing jobs.
Your Harpsmith
Kinya
Hi Winslow,
I like your thinking. We should create a non-profit "Harp Tech University" where the rich and famous can support our cause with their generation donations of money and equipment ... "yeah, that's the ticket" ;o)
Your Harpsmith
Kinya
I wonder whether anyone has tried mounting a hi-res video camera connected to a monitor so that you could let the camera hold perfectly still once the reedplate is properly placed, and also see magnification as you emboss (don't they do stuff like that in modern surgery?)