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  • December 22, 2015 at 6:02 am #191927
    Rachael Rosenbaum
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    Hello all! I recently was blessed to acquire a Grand Harpsicle, which I’ve been using as a portable acoustic harp for now. But I’m considering trying its electric capability. Does anyone have any idea if there’s some sort of pedal or something that I can use with it to make it sound like different instruments? (Sort of like an electric keyboard?) I thought that would be really fun and useful for me, as a singer-songwriter.

    Thanks much for any leads.

    December 22, 2015 at 11:24 am #191928
    Biagio
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    Interesting question!
    I’d guess that the signal would have to pass from the preamp through a mixer and thence to an amplifier and the speaker. A few people to ask would be Garin Rees at Rees Harps (the maker), and Marta Cook who has toured with one.

    Biagio

    December 22, 2015 at 11:50 am #191930
    bernhard-schmidt
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    To generate this kind of sounds with the harp, one needs a MIDI-harp.
    With a pickup at the harp you can only generate sounds on the basis of frequency changes (reverb, phaser, flanger …and such).

    December 28, 2015 at 5:02 am #192120
    Rachael Rosenbaum
    Participant

    Thanks Biagio, and Bernhard, for the helpful responses!

    January 13, 2016 at 2:18 pm #192425
    Daniel
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    While you can’t make it sound like other instruments, you can change the sound a lot by using different effects. Walk into an electric guitar store and try some effect boards, maybe you’ll find something you like. If not, it’ll give you an idea about what’s possible and it’ll be a lot of fun hearing your harp sound like it never sounded before.

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