I don’t play them, so I can’t give an opinion, but I thought I would just add to your list. Glen Hill at Mountain Glen Harps makes beautifully carved custom cross strung harps.
Right now I’m leaning towards getting the Stoney End Isabelle since they have a wonderful payment plan for two years. My dream cross-strung right now is the Blevins Xenith, but I’ll have to wait to invest in it. I’m not sure how much long-term use I would get out of the lap harp version. My dream lap harp is the double strung version since you can practice left hand parts up an octave or two making it the most superb compressed harp for travel. Also, the double row of strings increases the overall resonance. I’m