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This topic has 13 replies, 8 voices, and was last updated 13 years, 7 months ago by Saul Davis Zlatkovski.

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May 24, 2010 at 1:27 pm #73522

brook-boddie
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I am curious if anyone has played this particular model in the L&H Chicago line and, if so, what your experience with it was like.

May 24, 2010 at 2:08 pm #73523

kay-lister
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Brook – I thought that is what you recently purchased.

May 24, 2010 at 2:20 pm #73524

Jerusha Amado
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Hi Kay!

Brook purchased the Chicago 40 string petite model.

Jerusha

May 24, 2010 at 2:42 pm #73525

brook-boddie
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Kay~

Jerusha’s right–I purchased the smaller model last fall.

May 24, 2010 at 2:53 pm #73526

Jerusha Amado
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Hi Brook!

How does the string spacing compare to a full-sized concert grand, like the 100 model?

Jerusha

May 24, 2010 at 3:02 pm #73527

kay-lister
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That’s right – now I remember.

May 24, 2010 at 3:17 pm #73528

brook-boddie
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Jer, the string spacing on the 40-string model is the same as a concert grand.

May 29, 2010 at 5:05 am #73529

Julia Finlayson
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Hello! I have just purchased a Chicago CG extended. I’m just a student, so the only other harp I’ve played is the twenty year old style 100 I take my lessons on. I’ve noticed that the pedal action on my harp is smoother than on the style 100, but maybe that’s just because of age. Otherwise, the sound seems just as rich and the pedal and string distances are the same.

June 26, 2010 at 1:42 am #73530

sharon-avis–2
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Hi Brook!

I played on a Chicago 47EX at the L&H factory and I immediately got up from the harp and tried out the other two; a Chicago 47 Straight and the little Chicago 40 string harp.

July 2, 2010 at 3:54 pm #73531

phoebe-powell
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Aren’t the Chicago’s being made in China now? That’s what I’ve heard and I’ve also heard that quite a few people are not happy with their Chicago Petites because they look as if they’re only have finished and very cheaply made. I could be wrong….

July 2, 2010 at 4:14 pm #73532

brook-boddie
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Phoebe,

I owned a Chicago 40 harp, and my experience was just the opposite.

September 6, 2010 at 3:08 am #73533

unknown-user
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Yes, I heard that too that the Chicagos are made in Shanghai. Heard it from one of their technicians so assume he would know.

I’ve only seen one Chicago, a 47 Ex and it was a stinker. I’ve heard that they vary

September 8, 2010 at 1:22 pm #73534

unknown-user
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Ummm. I know someone that just got a 40 string and she really likes the way it looks but she says it sounds really really awful.

September 9, 2010 at 1:10 am #73535

Saul Davis Zlatkovski
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I think these are bad rumors circulating again. I was told that they are made in the factory, using extra wood from making the other harps, and using one piece rather than laminated layers.

I tried them all and they all sounded good. There were no duds or exceptional instruments. They may need more time to age than fancier models, but they sound good to begin with. They are simpler looking than the carved models, and that seems to be the main difference. Their construction is more like a regular harp than the 85 line.
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