TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE...
1.1 GENERAL INFORMATION
1.2 CEBU CITY AND RURAL CEBUANO LIFESTYLE
1.3 PERSPECTIVE ON MUSIC IN CEBU
2.1 HISTORICAL ANALYSIS
2.2 LATIN AMERICAN HARPS
2.3 FILIPINO HARP HISTORY
2.3.2 Harp in the Visayas
2.4 CONTEMPORARY HARP PRACTICE
3.1 THE CEBUANO-BISAYAN HARP: A COMPARISON
3.2 COMPONENTS OF THE HARP
3.3 CLASSIFICATION OF REGIONAL HARPS
3.3.2 Individuality of the Cebuano/Bisayan Harp and Homogeneity of Bisayan Harp the Ilocano Harp
3.4 STRUCTURAL AND AESTHETIC DETAILS OF FILIPINO HARPS
3.4.2 Low and High-headed Harps
3.4.3 Front and Rear Heights of Filipino Harps
3.4.4 Resonator Boxes
3.4.4.2 One Piece Hollowed Log Resonators
3.4.4.3 Foundation Blocks
3.4.4.4 Internal Structure of the Resonator Box
3.4.4.5 Soundbox Holes
3.4.4.6 The Soundboard
3.4.4.7 Types Ornamental Edge Moldings
3.5 THE NECK
3.5.2 Pegs and String Guides
3.5.3 Strings
3.5.4 Tuning Devices
3.6 THE FOREPILLAR
3.7 THE BASE
3.7.2 Legs
3.8 TYPES OF WOOD AND OTHER MATERIALS USED ON FILIPINO HARPS
3.9 TRANSFERENCE OF REGIONAL HARP WITHIN THE PHILIPPINES
3.10 AGES OF EXTANT AND CONTEMPORARY HARPS
4.1 THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BISAYAN HARP
4.2 LOCATION OF HARP FABRICATION
4.3 BIO-DATA OF HARP MAKER
4.4 MANNER OF CONSTRUCTION
4.4.3 Types of Wood
4.4.4 Tools
4.5 THE RESONATOR BOX/casko
4.5.1.2 Process of Construction
4.5.2 The Staves/coverta or acob
4.5.2.2 Process of Construction
4.5.2.3 Bisecting the Stave Boards
4.5.2.4 Joining Staves 1 and 2 to the Foundation Block
4.5.2.5 Joining Staves 3 and 4 to the Foundation Block and to Staves 1 and 2
4.5.2.6 Adding a Width Extension to the Rear Stave
4.5.2.7 Cutting Sound Holes in 5th or Rear Center Stave
4.5.2.8 Joining the Rear Stave to the Foundation Block and Staves 1 and 2
4.5.2.9 Cutting the Bottom of the Resonator Box to the Correct Angle
4.5.3 THE SOUNDBOARD/tabon
4.5.3.2 Sawing Soundboard Slats From Hindang Bolt
4.5.3.3 Laying Out Slats for Soundboard
4.5.3.4 Joining Together the Soundboard Segments
4.5.4 THE MOLDINGS/ribete
4.5.5 THE CENTERSTRIP/litson
4.6 THE BASE/pianya
4.6.2 Insetting the Resonator Box in the Base
4.7 THE FOREPILLAR/tempos or pendulan
4.7.2 Cutting and Squaring the Forepillar
4.7.3 Rounding the Central Cylindrical Portion
4.7.4 Laying Out and Carving the Spiral Pattern
4.7.5 Making the Diamond and Horizontal Cut Patterns
4.8 THE NECK/kabayo
4.8.2 Peg Hole Placement and Drilling
4.8.3 Peg Hole Layout
4.8.4 The Tuning Pegs/liso
4.9 FILLING GAPS WITH SAWDUST AND GLUE MIXTURE
4.10 VARNISHING
5.1 CONCLUSION
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