I don’t know of any harpists personally in the Dayton area but I will ask my sister who lives
there. I do know that she has hired a couple of different harpists for events she manages.
On the subject of renting/buying a pedal harp, please let me refer you to the Harp
Connection. http://www.harpconnection.com (888-287-4277.
They rent and sell both Lyon and Healy and Salvi harps and I cannot possibly say enough
positive about them. I have gotten several harps through them and they are really top
notch people. They bend over backwards to make you happy as a customer. Call and ask
for Josh. I’m absolutely positive that he will be of great help and you can certainly rent
directly through them. Again, I cannot say enough positive about my experiences with
them. Everyone I know who has used them has been extremely happy with their
professionalism and their caring of the harp community. That’s rare to find in a music
dealer these days.
Best regards,
Mark