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  • October 3, 2008 at 7:58 pm #74847
    Fairy Reel
    Participant

    Me, too! When I upgrade to a Concert grand I really want to go Swanson!

    October 3, 2008 at 8:12 pm #74848
    carl-swanson
    Participant

    Saul- As far as I can tell, my instruments have aged very well. There are a number of them right here in Boston, the oldest of which is now about 17 years old. it belongs to Cynthia Price, the teacher at the Boston Conservatory, and it’s the harp she uses in the Boston Ballet Orchestra. Judy Saiki, who subs all the time with the Boston Symphony has a semi-gilded Empire about the same age and it’s fine. She loves it.

    November 1, 2008 at 4:02 pm #74849
    unknown-user
    Participant

    Mr Swanson – is this one of your harps? I think it is! I apologize profusely if I’m mistaken… Kind regards William

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFCIGUBub-4

    November 1, 2008 at 4:39 pm #74850
    carl-swanson
    Participant

    No, that’s a Horngacher. My semi-gilded Empire, which is similar to this one, does not have the spiral vine around the column. You can see my harps at my company web site, http://www.swansonharp.com.

    November 1, 2008 at 6:00 pm #74851
    unknown-user
    Participant

    Thank you for the correction on this! Both of them – the Horngacher and yours – BEAUTIFUL harps!

    November 1, 2009 at 8:31 pm #74852
    Ian McVoy
    Participant

    The harp ensemble that I play in has a La Scoula, and it is my favorite harp there.

    November 2, 2009 at 6:26 pm #74853
    carl-swanson
    Participant

    Ian- That’s really nice to hear. Thank you.

    November 3, 2009 at 12:35 pm #74854
    Briggsie B. Peawiggle
    Participant

    Carl, I wish I could try one of your harps. Sadly there are none in Michigan. Do you ever go to any workshops and set up in the exhibits? I thought maybe you would be at AHS Detroit, but I didn’t see you.

    Briggsie

    November 19, 2009 at 4:00 am #74855
    Ian McVoy
    Participant

    I was hoping that as well, I wanted to try out an Art Nouveau.

    November 19, 2009 at 4:33 am #74856
    carl-swanson
    Participant

    Ian- If you come to Boston I’ll take you to see and play the Art Nouveau harp. It’s in the Boston area.

    November 20, 2009 at 2:50 am #74857
    kathy-chanik
    Participant

    I remember playing that Art Nouveau harp at the AHS conference in Philadelphia 5 years ago.

    January 17, 2010 at 4:26 am #74858
    tonie-ogimachi
    Member

    I wonder if anyone on the West Coast is lucky enough to have a Swanson harp. I am very smitten by La Scuola. I would love to try one out someday. Of course, that will lead to yet another very bad case of harp lust. That harp seems like an excellent value!

    Someday I think I would like to include one of these in my fleet.

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