HARRY Gerbracht pleks at the harp he made while recovering from an accident
which damaged his hands. The harp was carefully planned and intricately detailed, as

the picture at right shows.

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~HARRY Gerbracht is a
‘man.of many talents. A
“' painter and wood
carver, he has
remodelled his home
twice since he moved in
1965 and operates his
-eonst
his home office. He i is a
man who is used to
- working with his hands.

Last year his hands were
_ severely burnt in an ex-
, plosion. This type of injury
. would have devastated some
‘people: but: Harry began to
think about a project that

would be therapy for his
healing hands. He decided to

he’s musical but because he

challenge.
enough data to begin. There

diagrams available so Harry

spoke to a harp player with
Vancouver Symphony or-
- chestra who gave him the

searched through music
stores. a

He got little information
from the Saltspring man and
found only one store in
Vancouver, Wards music
store, that had a harp on
display and could eventually
supply him with the strings
he would need. So he made
up his own diagrams and
figured out the specifications
himself and went to work.

Two hundred hours of
work later he completed his
project. The result is a
beautiful) minstrel harp

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News Photo Terry Peters

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/" thought it would. be a.

It took him six months of:
research before he had

= are-no how-to books: ‘on:
_ building harps, no ‘plans or.

went through the libraries,
a

name of a man on Saltspring “
Island who built harps, and ..

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which stands four and a half
feet tall and. weights 25
pounds.

Made from red and white
oak with the soundboard
made of Oregon pine, the
materials. .cost $620.
Everything “on the harp
except the 34 strings were
handmade by Harry. He
included carvings of the

~maple Teaf, the fleur de lis, has created a work of art
the dogwood blossom and
painted flowers on the base,

all covered with ten coats of
lacquer. The strings apply a
combined pressure of 1500
Ibs. on the soundboard
which. gradually Creates. a
slight™ roundness” “thal E will
improve the sound. .

Now Harry is eager to get
the harp properly tuned and.
to hear’ someone play his.
creation. This amazing man

that sounds as lovely as it
looks.

News Photo Terry Peters

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