Autochord Autoharp build

[tfischer]

I just finished this up last week - it was my first "major" woodworking project in several years. The plans were freely downloadable from MusicMakers (www.harpkit.com). MusicMakers also sells a complete hardware kit which contains all the non-wood things you need for the build (tuning pins, strings, etc etc). I built the plans pretty much as designed, with some very minor tweaks.

This was a really fun build and went together pretty smoothly. The main frame is white ash, and the chord bars and covers were done in walnut for a contrasting look. I had both woods available in my "scrap pile" from prior projects. I also used white ash for the chord bar buttons, again for a contrasting look. The bottom was some birch plywood I had on hand, and the sound board is cedar, made out of milled and glued-up rough fence boards from the BORG. So my overall cost was pretty low.

I was pretty happy how it turned out, and it sounds decent too. Now I have to lean how to play it well

If you're interested in a lot more pictures, including lots of "in progress" photos use the following link (you don't have to have a Facebook sign-in to view it).

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10203090924981254.1073741860.1450070609&type=1&l=1b1bb75ec1

-Tim

[atgcpaul]

Tim, that's really cool.

I had no idea how you played it (or for its size) but there are a wealth of videos on YouTube.
Looks really versatile.

[Stytooner]

A lot of Wow factor in that project. Very nice and good choice of woods I think. It's hard to get much stronger or more stable than white ash.

[BadeMillsap]

Very nice ... would like to hear a sound clip.

[dbhost]

That is pretty cool...