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  • #109842
    Jerusha Amado
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    Hi all,

    I was just curious as to what tone you would prefer concerning your ideal harp.

    Jerusha

    #109843
    Charles
    Participant

    Jerusha,

    This is such a good question why have you not asked it before?

    My ideal pedal harp would be

    #109844
    Jerusha Amado
    Participant

    <<My ideal pedal harp would be

    #109845
    Charles
    Participant

    Well I’m sending you a hot cup of tea and fresh baked cookies and a nice hug.

    Hang in there :-)

    Charles

    #109846

    BOTH!!! Warm and bright. That’s why I love my Athena. 🙂

    Briggsie

    #109847
    Liam M
    Participant

    Bright, Happy,

    #109848
    tony-morosco
    Participant

    Bright but with a nice rounded sound. Not brittle or harsh.

    #109849
    Jerusha Amado
    Participant

    Thanks, Charles!

    Jer

    #109850
    Jerusha Amado
    Participant

    Hi Briggs!

    Shoot, then you have the best of both worlds, and don’t have to compromise!

    #109851
    Jerusha Amado
    Participant

    Hi Tony,

    I can understand the appeal of a bright tone, having had a Salzedo.

    #109852
    tony-morosco
    Participant

    One reason

    #109853

    I like both, and have it with my harp. The warmth had to develop with age. If you buy a harp that starts out warm, where does it go? Does it get so dark it doesn’t carry? A bright harp is likely to warm up with time. Still, the last time I tried new harps, the warm 100 Grand got me.

    #109854
    Jerusha Amado
    Participant

    <<Another reason is that I sometimes play with other musicians and a
    brighter tone cuts through a contemporary combo better than a mellower
    tone.>>

    So true!

    #109855
    Jerusha Amado
    Participant

    Hi Saul!

    I wonder how my harp will age with time.

    #109856
    alexandra coursen
    Participant

    I

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