Bridge Replacement and Adjustment Guide
This guide explains how to properly adjust or replace the bridge on a traditional or travel African harp. It covers string removal without full disassembly, correcting bridge angle, adjusting the bridge leash, proper centering, and safe string reinstallation. Clear step-by-step instructions help ensure correct geometry, stable tension, and clean sound without unwanted buzzing.
Why I Decided to Create Travel Harps: My Personal Experience and Philosophy
The story of how my travel koras came to life didn’t start with blueprints or technical calculations. It began with personal experience. I’ll share how traveling and real-world challenges revealed the need for a new approach to instruments for musicians.
Keep Calm and Carry On
There will always be difficulties. There will be trials and difficulties. Something will break and require a solution. Something will not work out and it will be necessary to look for new opportunities. This process will always give strength and inspiration.
We are moving. Again!
Moving is not an easy task, but moving a workshop and restarting production is doubly difficult. But this is not our first move and we know what we will face. It won't be easy, but nothing is impossible.
Workshop issues and website launch
Recently, the activity of the workshop has been subjected to a large number of difficulties and the threat of complete closure. Below I will tell you more about what happened, how things are and how I plan to proceed further.