Camac Harps 50th anniversary article in HC

[balfour-knight]

Thanks, Harp Column, for the very nice article about Camac Harps, on the occasion of their 50th anniversary. All you readers here know what a Camac fan I am, ha, ha! I love my concert grand Atlantide Prestige even more now, than I did when I bought her. If any of you have not played a new Camac harp lately, I invite you to go to the closest dealer and try one. You will be amazed!

Have a great harp day, everyone!
Balfour

[sarafigal]

I can’t wait to try a new Camac at some point. I am now playing a gorgeous old LH22 (1926), and I absolutely love the size — fits my body beautifully. But I need a harp I can throw in my car, something robust. Obviously I need a Camac, right?

[balfour-knight]

It does sound like a Camac would be a great new harp for you, Sarafigal! If you want something very portable, their 44 string harps are nice, like the Clio and the more fancy Trianon. These models start on the Low F and go all the way up to the highest G of a regular concert pedal harp. I bet your L&H 22 is like that, but it starts on Low D. Camac also makes a Schola with 46 strings, although it is hard to find one here in the USA. If you go for the large 47 string concert grands, Camac has several models to choose from, and they are very sturdy harps, and “robust.” The shoulder end of the harp is a little lower and more comfortable than other brands, and the strings in the top are slanted to give the player an ergonomic advantage, which also gives the harpist an abundance of room in the top for the right hand. In the article, on p. 32, Jakez Francois talks about this ingenious design. I have gotten so attached to it that I almost cannot play any other concert grand but a Camac!

Thanks for your nice post!
Have a great day everyone,
Balfour

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