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  • August 27, 2010 at 7:43 pm #158531
    deb-l
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    69 inches??

    August 27, 2010 at 7:47 pm #158532
    Leslie Davis
    Participant

    LOL, Deb!

    August 27, 2010 at 7:52 pm #158533
    Leslie Davis
    Participant

    Deb, I was quite surprised when I saw the height of his classic styled harps.

    August 27, 2010 at 7:56 pm #158534
    deb-l
    Participant

    OMG I am still reeling at the size of your harp!

    August 27, 2010 at 7:58 pm #158535
    deb-l
    Participant

    Bah, you’ll get used to it.

    August 27, 2010 at 8:19 pm #158536
    Leslie Davis
    Participant

    Karen, thank you so much for your kind words.

    August 27, 2010 at 8:29 pm #158537
    Leslie Davis
    Participant

    Deb, a lovely Blevins model was in the running and would have been an excellent choice especially since

    August 28, 2010 at 12:09 am #158538
    Karen Johns
    Participant

    Leslie,

    I received my gorgeous 38-string custom Heartland Dragonheart just this summer! I’ve named him ‘Gwydion’ and although he is not near as tall as your harp, his voice is mighty! Size in this respect does not make the difference in volume. But your Laurel Leaf is beautiful and I am sure will sound great. I’ve listened to a couple of Webster’s before and they have very good projection. And yes, I agree totally about supporting American-made products. This is one of the many reasons I chose Truitt levers for all three of my harps, as they are also made in America. Not to mention they are of the highest quality. :-)

    Karen

    August 28, 2010 at 5:02 am #158539
    Leslie Davis
    Participant

    Oooh, Karen – a beautiful Dragonheart.

    August 28, 2010 at 11:43 am #158540
    Karen Johns
    Participant

    Gwydion has a black walnut neck, pillar, feet, and soundbox. Curly maple overlay on the spruce/basswood soundboard. The neck overlay has that wonderful triangle of ancient Kauri outlined by more curly maple. Full Truitt levers, gold hardware,

    August 28, 2010 at 4:33 pm #158541
    jessica-wolff
    Participant

    Bill Webster’s site should be upgraded. He doesn’t tell you such things as that a harp can be had in ebony finish or shorter than 69″ for the neoclassical types; you’re left to find out such things elsewhere. I really think his prices are pretty reasonable (unless they’ve changed too), and I would have seriously considered either the 18th Century or the Laurel Leaf if they hadn’t been so overwhelmingly tall for a lever harp. (Good Lord! Do you have jump out of your chair to move a lever?) It would be nice to have samples of the sound too.

    August 28, 2010 at 4:36 pm #158542
    jessica-wolff
    Participant

    Speaking of Heartland Harps, it looks as if they have discontinued the Dreamweaver? It’s disappeared from their website.

    August 28, 2010 at 5:44 pm #158543
    jennifer-buehler
    Member

    That would be too bad.

    August 28, 2010 at 9:40 pm #158544
    Leslie Davis
    Participant

    Karen, you are DEFINITELY in harp heaven with Gwydion!

    August 28, 2010 at 10:39 pm #158545
    Leslie Davis
    Participant

    Yes – true, Jessica.

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