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October 4, 2009 at 8:57 am #159976unknown-userParticipant
I was looking at Lyon & Healy site and saw the Prelude 40 is on sale right now. Is it worth it? I was going to get the Ogden 34 cause its cheaper, but now I’m rethinking.
Is it worth it to get the prelude instead of the ogden? Its like 1840 more but the Prelude is 960 off.How does the Prelude sound,volume compare to the Ogden?
I mean if I’m gonna spend a great deal of money on a lever harp might as well go all out.
October 4, 2009 at 11:52 am #159977Donna OParticipantVivian,
Again it depends on where you intend to be with a harp eventually, pedal or lever .October 4, 2009 at 7:55 pm #159978brook-boddieParticipantVIvian,
The Prelude 40 is a great harp.
October 4, 2009 at 9:57 pm #159979unknown-userParticipantHmmm. Thank you for all the advise. Too bad, I can’t seem to find like any Prelude 40 on youtube to listen to and compare.
I maybe able to swing the extra expensive and plus its on sale. I’ve seen lots of good response about it in the forum. Is anyone having problems with it?
I saw one natural color one in the classified section for 3500$ used. I’m not sure if I want to buy used because if something goes wrong I can’t return or exchange.
Again thank you for all the advice.
October 4, 2009 at 11:41 pm #159980brook-boddieParticipantVivian,
The Lyon and Healy CPO website shows three used Prelude 40’s:
http://www.lyonhealycpo.com/products.htm
I’ve purchased harps from their CPO stock before, and they’ve been excellent to work with.
October 5, 2009 at 1:56 am #159981unknown-userParticipantcoool. thanks….awe
October 5, 2009 at 10:51 pm #159982unknown-userParticipantforgot to ask ..if the prelude 40 is good for playing folk/ scottish music? compared to the ogden?
October 6, 2009 at 2:35 am #159983Zen SojournerParticipantPersonally if I didn’t want to play classical music I wouldn’t buy any L&H.
October 6, 2009 at 3:26 am #159984Zen SojournerParticipantLooking at that Prelude a little closer I noticed something odd, namely that it is only levered along C6 to C (the top two strings and the bottom 2 strings are not levered).
October 6, 2009 at 4:12 am #159985Jerusha AmadoParticipant<<The Merlin R-harp (check out this sound clip) gives you the low B, which most harps of that size don’t give you plus it only weighs 18 lbs. >>
Zen,
I was looking at Rick’s website some time ago, and I thought that I had read that the Merlin R weighs 22 lbs.
October 6, 2009 at 8:52 am #159986Zen SojournerParticipantYup, it’s 22 lbs, I have no idea where I got 18 lbs!
October 6, 2009 at 4:08 pm #159987Jerusha AmadoParticipantNot a problem, Zen!
October 6, 2009 at 4:29 pm #159988unknown-userParticipantwow..thanks for the tips…I will look more into it. I am not going towards concert but more towards folk/scottish type tunes. If anyone else has any suggestion please..
October 10, 2009 at 11:50 am #159989Indra PrabowoParticipantHi Vivian,
I don’t know how Ogden sounds, but I used these two channels for reference when I purchased my Prelude since many dealers don’t have Prelude’s sound clips :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNgl3IO4r8Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piC0Ke9M_2s
I’ve got my Prelude from L&H CPO and I really recommend them. I noticed they have some Prelude 40 at discounted price now, but maybe you can’t trade in the harp for a new pedal harp someday if you buy from L&H CPO.
My long term goal is playing the pedal harp someday, but I won’t mind stuck with my Prelude for many years to come if it didn’t happened. They really are very lovely harps.Good luck with your decision!
Bowie
October 10, 2009 at 8:54 pm #159990unknown-userParticipantOMG thank you so much.
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