- Take your harp to a different room to see if the buzzing still occurs. If your harp only buzzes in a specific room, take a look at that room and adjust metal objects, windows that aren’t all the way closed, cups of pencils on the windowsill, etc. to see if moving these things eliminates the buzzing.
- Does the buzz only happen when the lever in engaged? If so the bridge pin might need to be adjusted so the string is held more tightly against the lever.
- Check to make sure the feet of your harp are screwed on tightly.
- Is the pickup (if you have one) snug in place?
- Are any of your levers half up or down?
- Do you see any parts of the string peeling off or unwinding? If so, replace the string.
- Are the metal grommets at the base of each string seated firmly in place? If not, you might need to remove the string, fix the grommet and replace the string.
- Are any of the levers on your harp loose (able to twist sideways)? Tighten the screws.
- Look to see if there are any string ends touching the soundboard on the inside of the harp. Twist the ends so they don’t touch the soundboard.
- Try playing the note that is buzzing and touching every string knot on the inside of the sound box to see if it stops. If the buzzing stops while touching a specific string end, adjust that string end until the buzzing stays gone.
- If your harp room very dry? Try adding some humidity.
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Twin-Cities harpist Stephanie Claussen invites audiences to explore new locales and eras through her music. Influenced by her love of fairy tales, J.R.R. Tolkien, and the world music section at her local library, she performs a unique mixture of Scottish tunes, J.S. Bach, and anything rich in medieval or French harmonies. Sign up for her e-mail newsletter to receive notifications of upcoming performances and other announcements.