Sunlight can ruin a finish and reek havock with tuning. Also it can dry
out the surface of the wood in such a way that it will check (crack),
However the real danger is in heat. Glues used in wood working break down
at higher temperatures, so a wooden object holding a great deal of tension
(strings) that is over heated is likely to fail. Advice - never (thats
NEVER) leave a harp in a car in the sun.
Arsalaan Fay
On Wed, 21 Aug 1996, Mike Nielsen wrote:
> I have read about never exposing a folk harp to direct sunlight. Fact or
> fiction?
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> If this is so, how do the people in Paraguay march with their harps? (and
> on this one,
> if I don't get a response from John, I am going to be very disappointed!)
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