Reviving a 100 year old harp with carbon fiber - Wurlitzer Model AA pedal harp
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 มิ.ย. 2023
- strum like you've never strum before...
Today we are working on a 1921 ish Wurlitzer Model AA pedal harp pulled outta a basement and some dudes van. The good news (I guess) is that it has a cracked back, it's covered with soda, and used as a cigarette ash tray... The bad news is that is also has a cracked neck - which is a somewhat common problem with these instruments. So let's starting reviving a 100 year old harp!
I've been experimenting with repairing instruments with carbon fiber grafts and this is my biggest job to date. To fix this damaged harp we did a forged carbon fiber repair on both sides and bottom using 2k twill carbon fabric. Then to showcase what carbon can do - I did a forged look carbon fiber from ULTICARBON cosmetic layup. This ForgeTEX Metallic fabric has gold leaf flakes mixed in it. Not only does this stuff look absolutely awesome - it's a stabilized carbon fiber so its less likely to fray or move around on you and is the only carbon I use for cosmetic top layers. And specifically whenever in-settting carbon into a repair.
Check them out here!
ulticarbon.com/
Let me know what you think in the comments below! - บันเทิง
Been following you for a long time, and I always look forward to your videos and wide range of topics. It is so cool to see the plethora of skills you showcase here, from Harps and home improvement/repairs, old craptastical Ford gauge clusters, your LS powered Beetle and Buick Riviera, to your travels and adventures shared; the list goes on and on. A true renaissance man. I will be ordering some of that carbon fiber you showed to work on a poorly executed aftermarket hood for an Oldsmobile. I need some structural repairs and some cool looking areas as well.
Dude thank you so much buddy for the support! I’ve always got some project brewing around here haha. Do you have a Facebook or Insta? Find me on there (Matthew Finlay) so I can help ya out the best I can and see these projects!
Lemme know what you think about carbon fiber repairs to instruments and check out www.ULTICARBON.com for some cool fabrics
Beautiful project giving that poor abused harp a new life. Thanks for making our material a part of it!
Thanks for making badass stuff!
I think I'll do this too, thanks for the video. I'm a complete beginner, just found a really cheap good quality harp with a crack on the neck. Do you have any advice or anything to look out for?
How much works you charge for a repair like this?