Dear Tannhauser:

I read that “the playing of the wire-strung harp has been described as extremely difficult. Because of the long-lasting resonance, the performer had to dampen strings which had just been played while new strings were being plucked”-

makes me think of dampening the strings of fear before producing joyful sounds of new strings (and dampening the strings of Catholicism before seeing the bigger picture you mentioned in the post before last).

anita