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  • October 9, 2011 at 11:22 pm #71118
    shelby-m
    Participant

    Hi all,
    I’ll be going to college next year, and the school requires x hours of community service per year in order to graduate.

    October 10, 2011 at 2:22 am #71119
    jennifer-buehler
    Member

    I like my sharpsicle but I don’t think it would meet your needs.

    October 10, 2011 at 3:37 am #71120
    Paul and Brenda
    Participant

    Could always use a small amplifier with it.

    October 10, 2011 at 4:28 pm #71121
    Cheryl Z.
    Participant

    Hi Shelby,

    I agree with Jennifer as to why the sharpsicle might not be a good choice for

    October 10, 2011 at 5:27 pm #71122
    jennifer-buehler
    Member

    What about playing for childcare centers instead of a nursing home?

    October 10, 2011 at 10:35 pm #71123
    A. Riley
    Participant

    I have (and love) a Sharpsicle — pleasant tone, but not a big voice. It would be fine for a quiet nursing-home room or a small lobby or day room, but it wouldn’t carry far in a big room with a lot of hustle-bustle or loud beeping machines — but then again, what would?

    The two or three lowest strings are kind of plunky as someone else said, but the rest are fine. It holds its tune very well, once it’s settled in. For the portability and price, I’d certainly recommend it.

    Good luck! Let us know how it goes.

    October 10, 2011 at 10:36 pm #71124
    A. Riley
    Participant

    Oh, and I forgot. You can get a lap bar (sharpsicle stick) so it’s easy to hold on your lap.

    October 11, 2011 at 1:18 am #71125
    shelby-m
    Participant

    Thanks to everybody who commented!

    October 11, 2011 at 1:24 am #71126
    shelby-m
    Participant

    PS: I don’t usually play background music in noisy places like bingo rooms or dining areas.

    October 11, 2011 at 3:50 am #71127
    Paul and Brenda
    Participant

    If you could try it out for a few days and tune it frequently it should hold tune.

    October 11, 2011 at 3:31 pm #71128
    Sidney Dharmavaram
    Participant

    I took a Dusty FH26 on a bus with no problem.

    October 11, 2011 at 4:29 pm #71129
    Tacye
    Participant

    I have taken my Pilgrim Clarsach on the bus and train and it wasn’t a hassle.

    October 11, 2011 at 4:59 pm #71130
    shelby-m
    Participant

    I have a great padded case for my Ravenna, but right now it is my only harp and even if I had another harp, it would probably be my main performing harp.

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