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  • September 16, 2010 at 2:01 am #72089
    deb-l
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    Has anyone seen the

    September 16, 2010 at 2:05 am #72090
    deb-l
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    hmm sorry don’t know what happened to the rest of my post?

    September 16, 2010 at 1:01 pm #72091
    andy-b
    Participant

    Hi, Deb:

    I saw one at the Atlanta Harp Center last November. The sound was amazing…I was surprised at what a big voice this harp has. An easy touch brings out a lot of sound, and it’s very rich. But the string tension is too light for me, personally. It’s lighter than a Dusty or a Thormahlen, for example. Bob’s harps are well made, and lovely to

    September 16, 2010 at 4:37 pm #72092
    kreig-kitts
    Member

    I’ve seen the pictures – it’s very pretty. He makes good harps – a lot of harp teachers in Georgia recommend his

    September 17, 2010 at 10:52 am #72093
    deb-l
    Participant

    thanks Kreig and Andy!

    September 17, 2010 at 1:20 pm #72094
    deb-l
    Participant

    yikes no holes in the back of the harp, wonder how you change the strings?

    September 17, 2010 at 6:26 pm #72095
    Joyce White
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    He makes lovely harps with a lovely warm sound. .

    September 17, 2010 at 6:33 pm #72096
    jessica-wolff
    Participant

    That’s curious–going by the sound samples on his site, the Neoclassical sounds more metallic than the metal-strung!

    September 17, 2010 at 6:56 pm #72097
    kreig-kitts
    Member

    My favorite is the hammerchord, under “more instruments” on his site. That looks like a fun thing to play.

    September 17, 2010 at 11:36 pm #72098
    kathy-chanik
    Participant

    This new model you’re asking about, the Neoclassic, is very different from his previous models. It’s true, no soundboard holes in the back. The strings kind of are twisted around a little knob on the soundboard, very different from what we’re all used to. But I imagine you could get used to this, just a new skill. I did not care for the blade levers, but that’s just me. I thought It was strung with fluorocarbon since it reminds me of my Sandpiper Nova, bit I’m pretty sure it has nylon strings. I think he’s going for a historical reproduction feel with this harp.

    September 18, 2010 at 12:10 am #72099
    kathy-chanik
    Participant

    Sorry, it’s gut strung, not nylon. Not sure if that means folk gut or concert gut.

    September 18, 2010 at 1:49 pm #72100
    deb-l
    Participant

    He’s very innovative doubtless!

    February 11, 2011 at 5:42 pm #72101
    brenda-lee
    Participant

    I bought a Cunningham harp about 10 years ago and I still LOVE it.

    April 11, 2011 at 8:39 pm #72102
    brenda-lee
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    Deb, I bought a 35 string Cunningham about 13 years ago and it still sounds absolutely beautiful.

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