Several of us seem to be expecting new harps around the same time so I thought it might be quite nice to open a new thread where we can chat about them and post pics.

Here is my new baby Eleni. She is a 34 string Ossian Clarsach and made by Devon luthier Tim Hampson – http://www.harpmaker.eu/index.php. Anything you hate about the design should be blamed on me and all credit for the amazing workmanship goes to him. I’m not all that thrilled with my only photo so far as several people have commented that she appears to be white, which she isn’t – she’s actually made from flamed sycamore which is a pale creamy gold wood. The soundboard design is a comet against a night sky and there are even tiny stars sprinkled all over the background, while the dark circle at the top curve is actually a 175 million year old ammonite set into the wood.

She has Savarez Alliance KF Composite strings and is already producing the most beautiful tone and I’m working hard to be worthy of her. I’ve always dreaded being the one with all the flash gear but no clue how to use it and I had planned to wait a little longer to buy my dream harp so that I would be a more accomplished player than I am at the moment but an inheritance meant I suddenly had the money and feared that if I didn’t buy soon, it could easily get spent on other things and my dream would vanish forever.

I’m really looking forward to seeing everyone else’s new additions to their harp families!