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Lyon & Healy announces upcoming relocation

Lyon & Healy announces upcoming relocation

Lyon & Healy has announced that it will move to a new location within the Chicagoland area in 2025. “With the increased demand for Lyon & Healy instruments, we simply need a larger factory space,” the Chicago harpmaker says. Founded in 1864, Lyon & Healy...

Salvi and Lyon & Healy introduce biocarbon strings for pedal harp

Salvi and Lyon & Healy introduce biocarbon strings for pedal harp

Salvi Harps and Lyon & Healy Harps have announced a new line of pedal harp strings, Sipario BioCarbon strings, made from a bio-plastic derived from sugar-cane. According to Lyon & Healy/Salvi, these strings have a bright tone with powerful acoustic projection...

Salvi creates new electroacoustic model

Salvi creates new electroacoustic model

The Salvi Electra, now available from Salvi Harps, comes with 48 pickups: one for each string, plus one for the soundboard. The soundboard pickup is designed to capture not only the harp’s overall vibration, but also any percussion effects using the harp’s wood. A...

Camac unveils new harp model, Jubilé

Camac unveils new harp model, Jubilé

In celebration of its 50th anniversary, French harp maker Camac Harps reveals a new harp model, the Jubilé. The harp features an asymmetrical and multifaceted column and base, with geometric soundboard decoration. Camac’s president, Jakez François, sketched the new...

Camac announces fifth season of online concerts

Camac announces fifth season of online concerts

Camac Harps will launch the fifth season of its online concert series Les Jeudis de la Harpe on May 5. The free concerts will be livestreamed on Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. CET on Camac’s YouTube channel, and will remain online for audiences in other time zones. The...

Lyon & Healy factory featured on HGTV Handmade’s YouTube channel

Lyon & Healy factory featured on HGTV Handmade’s YouTube channel

Canadian actor, artist, and writer Rajiv Surendra recently toured Lyon & Healy’s Chicago factory to create a video about harpmaking for HGTV Handmade's YouTube channel. The video explores each step of harp assembly: building a harp’s body and soundboard, carving...

Salvi Harps closes Los Angeles location

Salvi Harps closes Los Angeles location

Lyon & Healy Harps and Salvi Harps, Inc., announced the closure of the Salvi Harps, Inc., retail location in Los Angeles, Calif., as of Dec. 22, 2021. Due to significant renovation of the building, Lyon & Healy/Salvi will no longer be able to safely display...

Camac announces fourth season of online concerts

Camac announces fourth season of online concerts

Camac Harps announced the fourth season of its online concert series Les Jeudis de la Harpe (Harp Thursdays) in collaboration with musician and filmmaker Julien Hanck. The free concerts will be livestreamed on Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. CET from Salle Colonne in Paris on...