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« on: March 12, 2010, 07:01:12 AM » |
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We finished and installed the Irish Harp window recently, and it's time to post a picture. The owners of the Irish Heritage Center are very pleased, and we've happy things turned out so well with this installation.
Many thanks for the generous suggestions and recommendations offered by all of you here -- this is truly a great place to learn something new.
Hope this picture goes through..............
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JoanFrances
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« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2010, 07:23:58 AM » |
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glad to hear everyone is pleased with your panel and the installation went well.
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« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2010, 07:55:47 AM » |
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It turned out great Tina!
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« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2010, 08:15:15 AM » |
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That looks great, Tina! How did you do the harp strings in the end? And the black symbols, are they painted on or fused? Whatever, - the overall effect is great!
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« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2010, 08:24:52 AM » |
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Great job, it looks wonderful.
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« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2010, 08:37:31 AM » |
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Came out great. You did a nice job.
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« Reply #7 on: March 12, 2010, 08:48:25 AM » |
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Nice!
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« Reply #8 on: March 12, 2010, 08:52:05 AM » |
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Fantastic!
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« Reply #9 on: March 12, 2010, 08:55:24 AM » |
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beautiful!!
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« Reply #10 on: March 12, 2010, 09:18:01 AM » |
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What a nice piece Tina!
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« Reply #11 on: March 12, 2010, 09:43:04 AM » |
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Really appreciate your nice comments  My husband Barry painted all the black detailing on the harp freehand -- he even did two coats of the Vitrea black so it would cover better. Then we baked the pieces in the oven for 40 minutes on cookie sheets -- kept wondering why we couldn't "smell the cookies baking" :) We tried several widths of wire, but couldn't get them straightened out enough to use. So, we went with Wayne's suggestion of the brass rods from Lowe's -- they worked like a charm, and you can even "pluck" the three longest strings. Will definitely use them again in other projects, and will highly recommend them to others. Many thanks again for all your support!!! BTW: We'll be two of the four judges tomorrow morning at the big St. Patrick's Day Parade in Downtown Cincinnati -- Barry's VP of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, and they always open the parade. Chance of rain has decreased, and temps should be in mid-50's -- St. Patrick should be smiling down on us! |
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« Reply #12 on: March 12, 2010, 10:23:53 AM » |
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Very pretty, Tina! You and hubby did a lovely job!
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« Reply #13 on: March 12, 2010, 11:00:41 AM » |
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You DID do a lovely job, both of you. Thanks for sharing this and telling us what worked. One never knows when little tidbits of info will come in handy in the future.
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« Reply #14 on: March 12, 2010, 11:18:22 AM » |
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So true Anne!
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« Reply #15 on: March 12, 2010, 01:58:13 PM » |
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Great work both of you. You did a wonderful job on this and I am sure he is smiling.
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« Reply #16 on: March 12, 2010, 04:14:09 PM » |
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It looks great! Good information about the brass rods to keep in mind for projects requiring straight "strings" that won't be bent out of shape easily!
What a nice job the two of you did!!
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« Reply #17 on: March 12, 2010, 07:07:02 PM » |
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Beautiful panel, great job! You both deserve a big pat on the back!
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« Reply #18 on: March 12, 2010, 09:55:10 PM » |
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I like the finished panel very much. great job.
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