Just thought you may be interested in this posting from Ray Pool on another forum
“Given the choice for any event — I’m sitting behind a 36 string lever harp.
It makes my life much easier getting in and out of the venues. A few years
ago when my steady engagement ended at The Waldorf = Astoria, I played the
last two weeks on a 36 string lever harp — right smack-dab in the middle of the
lobby. No one even thought about asking a question such as “Why aren’t you
playing on a ‘real’ harp?” They liked what they heard and frequently stopped
by to say so.
And I can still play whole tone scales, secondary dominants, flat ninths and
whatever chromatic passing tones I want to. Modulate, improvise. All that
stuff those OTHER harpists do — well, ought to be able to do in some cases.”
Glad to hear that you’re experimenting.