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These are the harps that are available now. Please check back to this page often. More harps are appearing here all the time.
Solid black walnut neck, pillar, back, and sides.
Birch laminate soundboard.
All the strings on this harp are clear (some people like it that way). If you'd like the usual red C's
and blue F's, ask about it.
Birch laminate soundboard.
All the strings on this harp are clear (some people like it that way). If you'd like the usual red C's
and blue F's, ask about it.
Solid tulip wood neck, pillar, back, and sides.
Birch laminate soundboard.
The dusty plank from which this harp was made was so dense and resonate that I thought it was
hard maple until it was planed. The wood is a bit darker than this photo shows, a deeper caramel
color. The tree from which this harp was made must have been enormous since the 14" plank
from which it was cut was all heartwood. I have been so pleased with the appearance and sound
of this harp that I have rummaged through many a stack of tulip wood boards (a common barn
wood here) trying to find another such piece of dense heartwood. Alas, to no avail, yet. This is a
unique harp.
Birch laminate soundboard.
The dusty plank from which this harp was made was so dense and resonate that I thought it was
hard maple until it was planed. The wood is a bit darker than this photo shows, a deeper caramel
color. The tree from which this harp was made must have been enormous since the 14" plank
from which it was cut was all heartwood. I have been so pleased with the appearance and sound
of this harp that I have rummaged through many a stack of tulip wood boards (a common barn
wood here) trying to find another such piece of dense heartwood. Alas, to no avail, yet. This is a
unique harp.
Solid sycamore throughout.
This harp is just what as the design intends, light, strong, and with a loud voice for such a small
harp. The wood has interesting color variations and features, but it is not a rare wood.
This harp comes with two lengths of wire for the two top gauges (first 11 strings) which are the
ones most prone to breakage.
This harp is just what as the design intends, light, strong, and with a loud voice for such a small
harp. The wood has interesting color variations and features, but it is not a rare wood.
This harp comes with two lengths of wire for the two top gauges (first 11 strings) which are the
ones most prone to breakage.
Solid black walnut throughout.
This harp was made from an immense black walnut tree dying of old age. The cabinet maker who
bought and milled the tree discovered he couldn't use it because it had, of all things, sap pockets in
the wood. The irregular shaped pieces needed for a harp avoided the sap pockets yet because of
them the wood is even denser and more resonant that one normally finds.
Notice that there is no string rib on the top of the soundboard. The soundboard of this harp is one
piece, not edge joined in the middle. You can see that the grain turns exactly in the middle of the
board at the string line.
This harp would be top priced but, alas, one string (1st octave D) is about 1/64th inch out of line at
the tuning pin. You'd never notice if I didn't mention it! At the level where the string is played it's
half that.
This harp comes with two lengths of wire for the two top gauges (first 11 strings) which are the
ones most prone to breakage.
This harp was made from an immense black walnut tree dying of old age. The cabinet maker who
bought and milled the tree discovered he couldn't use it because it had, of all things, sap pockets in
the wood. The irregular shaped pieces needed for a harp avoided the sap pockets yet because of
them the wood is even denser and more resonant that one normally finds.
Notice that there is no string rib on the top of the soundboard. The soundboard of this harp is one
piece, not edge joined in the middle. You can see that the grain turns exactly in the middle of the
board at the string line.
This harp would be top priced but, alas, one string (1st octave D) is about 1/64th inch out of line at
the tuning pin. You'd never notice if I didn't mention it! At the level where the string is played it's
half that.
This harp comes with two lengths of wire for the two top gauges (first 11 strings) which are the
ones most prone to breakage.