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February 15, 2024 at 1:50 pm #308784
Lily-White
ParticipantHi,
I am the happy owner of a brand new DUSTY STRINGS FH34S in cherry wood – lacquered in black. Full Camac levers and 8-inch legs. She is gorgeous! Tall, but still the lightest Dusty 34-string harp. She has a heavenly sound, even though I just got her (she is still a “baby harp” 🙂 ).
I always dreamed of a white harp. But my dream harp turned out to be the model above, and it was impossible to get her in white. So I had to choose between her or a white harp that didn’t sound as beautiful, didn’t feel as good to play, wasn’t tall enough for me, or similar. I chose her and I LOVE her!!! If I win the lottery – I guess I’d have to start play the lottery first 😀 – my next harp will be a WHITE pedal harp. But for now I want to enjoy my stunning FH34S in cherry. Maybe forever, she’s such a keeper! <3
Thanks a million to each and everyone of you who have supported me in finding my dream harp in this forum! It has been a HUGE help, I’m grateful beyond words…
Warmly,
Lily
February 16, 2024 at 8:07 pm #308835balfour-knight
ParticipantHello Lily!
We are so glad to hear your news! That is indeed a fine harp, and I love my Dusty FH36S in cherry. I used her (Cherie) to do two Christmas concerts recently, to rave reviews (of the harp, ha, ha!). The wood-workers in my audiences admire the beautiful natural cherry wood and the elegant workmanship of Dusty Strings harp makers.
We wish you many happy hours with your new dream-harp!
Harp Hugs,
Balfour (and Carol Lynn)February 17, 2024 at 6:28 am #308836ParticipantHello Balfour!
So nice to hear from you, thank you for your kind words!
Because of health issues, I wasn’t able to travel to the Netherlands, where I could have tried the FH34S and loads of other harps – in order to be sure I’m making the right decision. However, the harps came to me! We had a 4-day harp festival in my home town! I tried all the harps on display, and there really were a lot of them. I met a lot of interesting people, kind souls who shared their harp experiences with me. It was impossible for me to attend all the concerts, but I did what I could, everything from baroque harps to Park Stickney… What an experience!
After the festival I was sure about my choice. In the end I chose between buying my rental Ravenna34 or the FH34S in cherry wood. Both wonderful harps in their respective price ranges. My beloved husband supported me to choose the one my heart desired. And he loves to listen when I play – how lucky am I! 😀
Another thing that is quite interesting: since I started to play the harp my health has improved hugely. Even my doctors have started encouraging me to continue playing…
My username in this group (Lily-White) is the name I originally wanted to give my white dream harp. When I ordered my FH-model and couldn’t get her in white, I came up with another name. But when I finally got her and played her, she definitely deserved the name of my dream harp. So even though she isn’t white, her name is Lily-White. A white lily symbolizes something that is much deeper than the colour of the surface.
Thank you if you have read this far, I’m such a chatterbox! Sorry about that…
Lily-White sends a special harp hug to her big sister Cherie! <3
Huge harp hugs to you and Carol Lynn,
– Lily
February 18, 2024 at 2:50 pm #308927ParticipantSo glad to read all of this, Lily! We love that a black-lacquered cherry harp is called “Lily White.” Your harp is certainly deserving of the deeper meaning of “Lily,” as you said.
So glad you have found your dream harp. We send special hugs to you and “Lily.” Play her a lot for your sweet husband, as I do for my sweet wife!
Harp Hugs,
Balfour (and Carol Lynn)February 18, 2024 at 6:14 pm #308928ParticipantI will try to post a photo of Cherie and me!
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You must be logged in to view attached files.February 18, 2024 at 6:54 pm #308930ParticipantOh, she sure is a beauty!
This is Lily-White.February 18, 2024 at 7:00 pm #308931ParticipantI don’t understand why it didn’t work. “File exceeds allowed file size”. Strange, it’s just a photo…
February 19, 2024 at 10:00 am #308944ParticipantKeep trying, Lily! I sometimes have to “crop” a photo to get it small enough to work here. I wonder if the Harp Column staff could improve this by allowing a larger file size.
Thanks for trying to send a photo of your Lily White harp. We can’t wait to see her!
Harp Hugs,
Balfour (and Carol Lynn)February 21, 2024 at 3:10 pm #308955ParticipantI’m trying again on another device and with another picture. Fingers crossed – here comes Lily-White! (Dusty Strings FH34S in cherry wood).
February 21, 2024 at 3:14 pm #308956ParticipantARGH! One more try, I have cropped the picture as much as possible…
February 21, 2024 at 3:16 pm #308957ParticipantI have never had this problem before, sending pictures in forums and similar. So I don’t understand this. At least I have tried my best! 🙂
– Lily
February 21, 2024 at 5:52 pm #308960ParticipantLily, so sorry you are having this much trouble sending a photo. Maybe contact the Harp Column staff and see if they can help!
Kindest regards,
BalfourJune 18, 2025 at 11:51 am #426297Gregg Bailey
MemberHi, Lily,
How are things going with your wonderful Dusty harp?
I was perusing the MusicMakers website, and I discovered that they have a slightly used all-white Jolie 33 built in 2022, and they’re selling it for $3,500. I instantly thought of you! Even if you’re not ready to buy another harp right now, I think you’d be interested to at least see what it looks like. I don’t know if this forum allows links to be included in messages, so just go to harpkit (dot) com (slash) instock. You’ll see 6 harps that they currently have for sale, and the white one is in the 2nd row, far right. You can then click on it for more info. I’ll copy-paste some of the description of the harp:
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A customer requested an all white Jolie harp. We built this one in 2022. Unfortunately, it got bumped in shipping and chipped some of the finish where the neck meets the body (see photos). We got the harp back and touched up the damaged finish. We’ve had it around the shop for a while and rented it out. The customer that was renting took great care of the harp and recently returned it and purchased a new harp. So here we are.There’s a harp for every player and if you are the player that has been waiting for an all white harp – your time has come!
The height, balance, tone, and overall feel of the Jolie Harp is captivating. Gorgeous cherry wood grain and clean design elements have made this a very popular model.
33 strings provide a range suitable for a wide variety of music. The tension is just on the high side of medium – not too hard on the hands but tight enough to allow for some aggressive playing and broad dynamics.
What’s Included:Finished Jolie Harp with Camacs Levers
Padded Gig Bag
Tuning Wrench
Spare nylon strings
Free shipping in the Continental US
————Anyway, I wanted to be sure to let you know about this!
-Gregg
June 28, 2025 at 12:37 pm #426566ParticipantHello Gregg!
So nice to hear from you! And you remembered me…
I’m still very pleased with my Dusty FH34S. It’s so light, the string tension is perfect, and I LOVE the sound of it. Actually even more now than when I got it.
Right now isn’t the right time for me to get another harp. But thank you SO much for letting me know! It’s so interesting to look at what’s out there, I never get tired of looking at harps. The Jolie has 33 strings, I like that. I’m very pleased with my 34 strings, only a couple of times I would have needed 36 of them… And the white Jolie has Camac levers – my favourite ones – I’ve got them on my FH34S too. It would be lovely to try the Jolie, but I’m in Europe…
You really made me dream of having a white harp again! My black FH34S in cherry wood would love to have a white baby sister. If I were to get a second harp, that one would definitely have to be white!
I hope everything is fine with you and your harps. I bet your collection keeps growing…Thank you once more for remembering,
Warmly,
Lily
July 4, 2025 at 10:11 am #426803ParticipantHello Lily (and Gregg!)
I have been away from these forums for several days, and just now saw your nice posts. I am so glad to know that your beautiful harp “Lily White” is giving you so much pleasure. You must feel exactly like I do about my Cherie and Angelica harps. They are my “forever harps,” and I would not be as happy with any others.
Gregg, that was so nice of you to remember that our Lily was looking for a white harp. Like she said, I bet your collection keeps growing!
Best wishes and harp hugs,
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