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The historical ancestors of the modern folk harp were of two distinct types: those strung
with metal wire and those strung with gut. One of the things that determines the pitch of
a string is the density of the material. Bronze is much more dense than gut and so the gut
strings tend to get very much longer than their bronze counterparts as the pitch drops.
This gives gut strung, such as the one pictured at right harps a tall, thin profile . Nylon is
acoustically similar to gut. So this harp is called An Ancient Echo because it was
designed around the characteristics of nylon strings, much the same principles as makers
of medieval gut strung harps had to consider. While it has the characteristic Celtic harp
look, it is taller and narrower looking than the wire strung harp of the same range.
with metal wire and those strung with gut. One of the things that determines the pitch of
a string is the density of the material. Bronze is much more dense than gut and so the gut
strings tend to get very much longer than their bronze counterparts as the pitch drops.
This gives gut strung, such as the one pictured at right harps a tall, thin profile . Nylon is
acoustically similar to gut. So this harp is called An Ancient Echo because it was
designed around the characteristics of nylon strings, much the same principles as makers
of medieval gut strung harps had to consider. While it has the characteristic Celtic harp
look, it is taller and narrower looking than the wire strung harp of the same range.
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Still the harp is compact and easily portable. It is very
easy to tune and very easy to play, well, as easy as a harp
gets anyway. The three octave range is the same as a
fiddle or mandolin
easy to tune and very easy to play, well, as easy as a harp
gets anyway. The three octave range is the same as a
fiddle or mandolin
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