sharping lever comparisons

[barbara-brundage]

Do you have any pictures, Geri?

[Laura Ospina]

Hi all! A friend of mine that’s luthier, made a 22-strings- shepherd lap harp for me. I’ve never played a harp before, but I want to learn with the best instrument as good as possible. I’m interested in buying a set of sharping levers because I think is necessary to tune easily. He says is not necessary to install the sharping levers on.

1. What’s the difference between using a sharping lever or not?

2. Does exist any sharping lever suitable for nylon and steel strings?

3. Where can I buy good ones online?

4. Are really ‘universal’ the universal sharping levers of Music Makers? http://www.harpkit.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=MK&Product_Code=leveru&Category_Code=

Thanks

[barbara-brundage]

1. If you don’t have sharping levers you will have to retune the harp every time you want to change keys.

2. There are many levers suitable for nylon strings, and mostly those same levers can be used on steel wound strings, like the bass wires on pedal harps and many lever harps.

3. There are lots of places, depending on which levers you want.

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