learning Piano after harp?

[deb-l]

yes I agree, one of my favorite things about the harp is being able to lay my finders right on the strings.

[patricia-jaeger]

Deb, your right hand, playing treble notes mostly in the upper half of your harp, could

[deb-l]

Patricia, I read a post where you mentioned Betsy Mills before, what a fascinating story!

[jessica-wolff]

Deb! Don’t forget your neglected cello!

[deb-l]

Jessica, I put the cello up for consignment, if it sells it will pay a good part of the Prelude.

[jessica-wolff]

Sorry to hear that, but if it helps pay for the Prelude–!

[deb-l]

the Prelude is the only thing stopping me from getting the piano.

[shelby-m]

Don’t forget that pianos need to be regulated and tuned every year.

[deb-l]

thanks Shelby, how are you enjoying your harp?

[kay-lister]

Hi Deb,

I say go for both!

[deb-l]

thank you Kay, for your kind words.

[Saul Davis Zlatkovski]

I personally find the piano more difficult. My hands are well set for the harp, and the spacing of piano keys is much wider. I was never physically comfortable with some aspects of playing, and never learned that much in the way of using real technique on the piano. I do find, however, the harpsichord to be much easier, as the keys are spaced like harp strings, and the responsiveness is similar. But, boy, do they need tuning. We have it easy by comparison.

[jessica-wolff]

The keys are spaced like harp strings? That’s interesting.

[deb-l]

what was the next instrument after harp?

[deb-l]

or was lute next and that started the separation between instruments with fewer strings and frets like violins and guitars vs harps and piano’s that kept a string for every note?

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