[Harp-L] Music Writing Question

[Bob Cohen <bcohen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In my quest to both be a better harp player and to learn how to read  
and write music, I've decided to write out my exercises on music  
paper.  How do I know where to place the notes on the staff to  
differentiate between the first, second, and third octaves.

For example, I've seen it where the C from the first octave on a C  
harp is written:

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What about the other keys?  There must be a rule for this.  How far  
above or below the main staff must/can you go to express the scales  
correctly.  Damn, I should probably take a few theory courses at  
Berkeley. :-(  Wish there was another 12 to 24 hours in the day.

Bob Cohen