Hi Curls. Actually, the bling is needed (even tho’ it appears to be a modest crown in brushed silver, or something like that); the Mademoiselle is tall and lean but has not one iota of frill.
I purchased it in St. Petersburg (FL, not Russia!), which is 3-1/2 hours away from where I live. I’d played it once before but took my husband along for his ears this time. One arpeggio and he said yup, this is the one. It really has a big, resonant sound. I called my teacher long distance and she talked me through my hyperventilating. I can’t wait for her to come over and give me her opinion. She has been just incredibly supportive.
Of course I took a picture of it and showed my buddies at work. They oohed and aahed and congratulated me, but I don’t think they really understand what it means to me. I’m the old fart here who is clueless about whatever it is they listen to–although I did manage to get a group to a happy hour where a guy was playing electric (and way too amplified) Paraguayan harp. They were skeptical about it at first, but ended up really liking it.
Lisa
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