Heartland Harps – Pros and Cons

[david-crabtree]

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[HBrock25]

very good post.
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[cyndee-casey]

Hi Daniele, I have owned a Heartland Infinity 36 string harp since Spring of 2011.

[tonie-ogimachi]

These posts are very helpful! I’ve just ordered an Infinity for use in my classroom in California during the school year, and to use with my 26-foot commercial fishing boat during my summers in Southeast Alaska. It should arrive later in April. I also have travelled with a 22-string Lyra, but I really needed something with more range. My home harp is an L&H 85P.

Does anyone here have experience with flying with this harp? I am wondering how to pack it, while flying with Alaska Airlines. I already know the drill with float planes.

I really looking forward to the addition of this harp to my fleet! Thanks again for all the helpful posts!

Tonie

[david-crabtree]

The infinity has a rod that comes out of it that goes to the floor as a stand.

[david-crabtree]

Because of weight and age Heartland harps are no longer building wooden harps. Theyn have 3 carbon fiber harps and plans to build one carbon fiber pedal harp.

[david-crabtree]

You should have bought one.

[daniele-di]

Well, I`m glad I went do Edinburgh to try one.
I think the infinity or the legend may be good as a second harp…but not at that price.

I`m still absolutely NOT an expert, but the sound was sooo inferior to the wood one.
It was near all the Dusty Strings harp, and when someone was playing a wood one, the legend-infinity were not audible at all.
I didn`t liked the sound very much , and I was ashamed because I really wanted one of those harps.

I didn`t had any problem about the weight and stability, it fits to the ground pretty well.

In UK the infinity is priced 6000£…from my point of view is worth no more than £2000

That`s just a beginner point of view

[david-crabtree]

I could not tell the difference between any of the harp samples on Heartland Harp site.

[sylvia-o]

My Delight harp arrived just before Christmas.

[Gillian Bradford]

I’m actually quite surprised these harps cost more than a wood harp. Yes I understand the material may be expensive but they are moulded, not handcrafted. So the basic harp (sans holes and hardware) is made in about a days worth of labour. Compared to say weeks of cutting and sanding wood. They should actually be a bit cheaper. I think I can live without a carbon fibre harp for now.

Heartland Harps website now looks a bit soul-less to be honest. And the moniker “handcrafted harps since…’ seems a little out of place with something that is obviously modern and plastic in appearance.

[david-crabtree]

The molds to make the harps are very expensive and have to be replaced after a certain number of harps are made.

[jennifer-buehler]

I think the machines that “bake” the harp are pretty expensive as well.

[diana-day]

I have to wonder how long it will be before someone else starts making carbon fiber lever harps, which might affect their price.

[angel-tx]

Judging from the lack of competition in CF non-harp string instrument market which is much larger,

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