Melody Harp!

Hi Old Doll,
  Here's something I dug up;

http://www.songsea.com/melodyharp.html

Ciao Bella,
SouthPaw41L

Thank You all,

Yes! thats it. My problem is One of my younger woman friends hails from Navada.

She has been home recently, and brought one back with her. she has given it to me to tune ??? well i can only hear 2 strings
out of tune. But im scared ill break the strings. She thought i could use my guitar tuner ? I dont know. if i can ?
her children are young and go to the "Steiner School "near us here. For those who dont know the Steiner System. Heres a link.
http://www.steiner-australia.org/other/overview.html
Its a fantastic way to teach kids. { wish id had it for my own } She wants to learn herself, so she can play this with her 4 year old.
I must admit i have already played it. Its fantastic.  Im gonna buy one for myself... Its like a wee zitar, its a  lovely sound.

Old Doll..

Hi Old Doll,
Here's the tuning/replacing strings section of the melody harp;
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Replacing a broken string can be done at home.  Please read the instructions carefully and completely and think it through before attempting each step. You will  need the following tools: 
Eye protection, needle-nosed pliers and wire cutters. 
1.  Wear eye protection (this is important!) as you carefully pull the broken wire off the tuning pins with the pliers. 

2.  Loosen the tuning pins three turns counter-clockwise (but not more!)  For all but the bottom wire, you will need to loosen two separate tuning pins. 

3. Uncoil the replacement wire and slide either end one half inch through one of the tuning pin's hole. Note that the wire winding around the pin should be below the hole. 

4.  Use needle-nosed pliers to bend the half inch of wire protruding from the hole upward. 

5.  Keep the wire taut and turn the tuning pin clockwise three turns make sure the wire which winds around the pin ends up below the tuning pin hole.  Keeping the wire taut and below the tuning pin hole is very important. 

6.  Loop the wire around both pegs on the left side of the Melody Harp. 

7.  Slide the wire through the next pin's holes.  With your left hand, pull down on the wire four string's worth of slack (pull it down a distance of four times that which is between in tact strings.) 
  The remainder of the wire will protrude from the hole. Remember that the wire must go around the pin in a clockwise fashion, and then through the hole. 

8.  Turn the last tuning pin three turns clockwise (the slack will be taken up).  Keep the wire taut as you turn the pin.  Remember to keep the wire which winds around the pin below the tuning pin's hole. 

9.  As soon as the wire will stay on the pin cut the excess wire from both pins (wear eye protection).  Cut as close to the edge of the tuning pin as possible. Be careful as the wire is quite sharp. 
10.  Tune your Melody Harp. 
The tuning is a "G Major" scale with F natural instead of F sharp.  From low to high strings, this scale consists of the notes  G, A, B,C, D,  E, F, and G.
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Good Luck, hope this is helpful....

Ciao Bella,
SouthPaw41L