The “Perfect” harp cart

[kay-lister]

My friend designs, welds, builds, etc.

[sherry-lenox]

I already want one and you haven’t even designed it yet!

[Briggsie B. Peawiggle]

I want a harp cart that loads with the soundbox on the left (as you are behind it) and the column on the right….custom fit for my harp’s sound box. So, the harp loaded on it is sideways. On the back side (the side where normally you would be pushing it) I want some small wheels mounted that have a suspension system…..that is there is some sort of spring system so that when you hit a bump, the whole thing bounces. And you don’t remove the harp from the cart to put it in the car. You position the harp on the cart like you would without the cart at the back of the car and you then roll it in because those wheels would be there.

That’s what I want. If it were built so it fit the soundbox on the left, the discs would be upright when you rolled it into the car.

Briggs

[Misty Harrison]

The last post sort of confused me but I would love

[diana-day]

For me, the ideal cart would have a small motor to assist with stairs! I know this can be done and have even seen motorized carts for moving appliances, etc. Unfortunately, these carts are very heavy even without a load on them.Why not something lighter in weight for harps?

[Saul Davis Zlatkovski]

While it was heavy, the best cart ever was made by Cindy Schultz’s father in Edina, Minnesota. They have trays the harp sits on that fold up, and a friction skid on the back rails so it can slide down steps easily, and big rubber tires.

I think the ideal cart would have those features, be lightweight, well-balanced, automatically center the harp, hold it tightly, and be possible to leave it on while in a vehicle.

I think it should be a triangle, the long side along the column, two sides embracing the neck, and two sides embracing the body. Big rubber wheels at the bottom and a friction belt skid on the back. No handles, so you hold the harp, perhaps. The base should elevate, perhaps with a foot-lever, in case of snow or

[bonnie-vlach]

The best design that I have found can be seen in the following website:

http://harpinfo.blackandgoldharp.com/hiring.html

I understand the original designer of it, Rudy Hartwig, has passed away so I have been trying to find someone else to make it.

[barbara-brundage]

Mr. Hartwig may be dead, but his family are very protective of his designs. If you are interested in getting one, the person to start with would be his daughter, harpist Becky Nissen in South Carolina.

[Briggsie B. Peawiggle]

Wow that’s almost what I described, except I think the pictures are flipped backwards on that site. Looks like she’s loading it on the disc side. If you copy and paste any of them into a graphics program, you can see that the pictures are just flipped the wrong way.

Briggsie

[barbara-brundage]

The hartwig does load on the disc side, since the harp is suspended and the discs don’t touch. He said it was a safety feature to have the column on the passenger side, FWIW.

[john-kieffer]

I have the harp cart in the picture and it has been great for many years. It loads easily in the station wagon, goes up stairs, is very stable when moving the harp, and is very well designed and built. It’s by far the best thing I’ve ever used to move the harp. It’s too bad they are not still building them.

[Saul Davis Zlatkovski]

I never saw that one before. The only thing I would say it lacks is big, soft tires for steps and curbs or a glide for stairs.

[Jerusha Amado]

Kay,

I love my 6-wheel cart called “Harp Caddy” by K-2 Products.

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