Oscar is considered to be the best Paraguayan harp maker in the World. He has resisted the urge to upsize and go all modern on favour of working with friends and family the same as he has always done. His harps are very nice. Having said that, they are a little high in price as he doesn’t normally sell directly abroad, instead selling through Gustavio Arias (paraguayanharps.com). There are many good harp makers and also many not so good ones in Paraguay. The good: Oscar (El Ray), Gustavo Arias, Constancio Sanabria, Gustavo Sanabria and others……
Although I mainly play the classical Harp, I have recently started playing the Paraguayan and have had 8 lessons with who I believe to be the only teacher currently in the UK. I consider myself lucky to have found him.
Here I am playing on a Gustavo Arias Harp with my new teacher (but only until Sept as he leaves for Paraguay) Luis Martinez.
He has taught me 8 tunes in as many lessons and he is a lovely man.
http://www.youtube.com/user/lizlops007
I hope you have, by now found a great harp and are enjoying playing it.
Niina