The time has come once again for Tom Bell and his business partner Scott to make their way to Columbus to work their regulation magic. This is the second year I've hosted the Columbus regulation and look forward to it every spring after the long mundane winter. Tom Bell of harp tech does a myriad of harp related activities including regulation, rebuilding, regilding, and a number of other services. His most recent trip includes a Toronto stint where he worked on Erica Goodman's harps. For those of you asking "what on earth is a regulation?" it is simply this: regulating your harp is comparable to getting your car tuned up. It ensures that your harp is at it's top performance level in regards to buzzes/tweaks and most importantly, intonation. How often you get your harp regulated is dependent on how much you play. A professional harpist that practices daily and moves their harp weekly really should have a regulation done once a year. The average amateur harpist once every two years is fine.
The great thing I love about Tom and his work is he is also a harpist as well as a regulator. I believe this is an extremely important skill for any regulator to have, unlike most regulators that come out of certain training programs or guilds and have no working knowledge of how to play. Tom also caters his regulation to how you play. No one regulation is the same, and that's great!
The weekend festivities concluded with a dinner provided by yours truly. Those in attendance were various friends and harpists getting their harps worked on. Some of those people included: Kathie Bracy, Sharon Avis, and Trista Hill.
If you're a professional harpist in need of any harp related maintenance and would like references regarding Tom's work feel free to contact any of the people listed above.
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