L&H Chicago Concertino Extended

[luanne-oreilly]

Has anyone tried this new harp or owns one?

[edith-zonneveld]

It’s almost 2 years ago Luanne has asked this question. I have a Chicago Petit for 2 years now. I love the sound, size, weight of it, but I don’t like the narrow pedal spacing. That’s why I am considering to buy a Chicago

[luanne-oreilly]

Time flies.

[tracey-kjonegaard]

This thread is pretty old but I’m wondering if anyone has any input on this harp? I could only find one short soundclip on youtube :/ I wish I had looked into this more before I went down to L & H a couple weeks ago but I was too excited to play harps I couldn’t afford lol. Anyone?

[edith-zonneveld]

I have had a Chicago Petit for 2,5 years. It was a wonderful harp; big and warm sound and not so big. There was only one aspect I did not like: the smaller space between the pedals. When I played with pedals it was always a problem taking lessons on harps with a wider spacing than my harp at home. That is the main reason I bought I Concertino in december 2012.

There is not so much difference between the sound of the Petit and the Concertino. The Petit has great sound for its size. But playing on a harp with “normal” pedal spacing makes it worthwile to buy the Concertino. Then you have 47 string in stead of 40 too. I hope to play La Source (Hasselmans) in the future and now I can do that without limitations. Here in Europe there is no bounty program because of the tax. So I had to pay several thousands of Euros extra to get te Concertino. I have not regret it for a moment.

Good luck with your choice!

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