Lights for harp and music

[j-valentine]

I am going to start playing soon in church. I went to practice today but I could not see my strings. The church is a contemporary church with a stage. There are only stage can spotlights. When they are on, the strings glisten so much that I can’t see them. We tried several ways and different lights. The keyboard player has a music light so I bought a Mighty Bright LED Orchestra Light for the music stand but didn’t think about the strings. I am just a beginner with a Dusty Ravenna 34.

Any suggestions?

Thanks so much, you all have been so helpful with my questions.

[barbara-brundage]

I have a mighty bright orchestra light and it gives plenty of light to see the levers and strings, especially since the gooseneck is such that it has to be positioned pretty high.

Are you saying yours doesn’t? Have you tried new batteries (the ones that come with it aren’t the best)?

[j-valentine]

Thanks for the suggestion. I will try new batteries. I usually plug it in at home and today was the first day I used it with the batteries that came with it.

[Cheryl Z.]

Hi Julie,

I was

[barbara-brundage]

If you’ve been using it with the electrical adapter there’s something special you need to do before it will work right with batteries again, but I forget what. Check their website if you didn’t save the little leaflet that came with it.

[barbara-brundage]

Oh, I remember now–you need to remove the batteries for a while to let it reset the power level it expects.

[Cheryl Z.]

Correction for Peg 28 light.

[Stephen Conor]

I never tried lights when I play harp on any stage. But I guess I’ll need to think about having one since I too soon will occasionally play in our church too. I am not a beginner but I seldom think about this stuff when I took harp lessons back then. Good thing I read this. Thanks.

[Sylvia]

Is your Mighty Bright a single light or the kind with two lights, each on a separate gooseneck?

[Elizabeth L]

I’m wondering the same thing.

[barbara-brundage]

I’m not sure which MIghty Bright you’re asking about, but the Orchestra light has a bar of LEDs that’s about 8″ wide, so yes, it lights up more than a single page.

[barbara-brundage]

Maybe this will help. This thread isn’t about the book light or the duo, but about this light:

It’s as big as any old-style tube bulb stand light.

[Gretchen Cover]

Check out http://www.lotuslights.net.

[Elizabeth Volpé Bligh]

What about a floor lamp positioned behind the harp and to the right? That would throw more side-light onto the strings. You would also want the clip-on stand-light for the music. When I play in an orchestra pit, I can always see better if there are other musicians’ stands to my right, since their stand lamps help illuminate my strings.

[barbara-brundage]

I’ve had the lotus light for years and I have to say it’s nowhere near as bright as the Mighty Bright light and doesn’t last as long without a recharge, although I do like the way it fits in the bag for the anderson stand. Love their stands, don’t think much of their light.

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