Time for a harpmobile!

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July 23, 2010 at 1:21 am #107856

unknown-user
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Hey everyone,

The Honda minivan finally broke down pretty badly today (with the harp in the car!!) after 200000 miles. Looks like its time

July 23, 2010 at 1:26 am #107857

unknown-user
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BTW I have a L&H 23, if that makes a difference.

~Sam

July 23, 2010 at 1:59 am #107858

kathy-chanik
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Hey Sam, congratulations on coming in second in the Young Artist competition.

July 23, 2010 at 2:03 am #107859

vincent-pierce
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I definitely read 2 million miles before I counted the zeros…I was thinking, ‘only a Honda could do that…’ But maybe a Dodge Caravan would work? I think I know a few harpists that own one. Wish I could be more helpful, and better at math.

July 23, 2010 at 2:04 am #107860

laura-palmieri
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I’m not sure if you want foreign or American but I have been looking at Kia’s minivan’s and SUV’s. They are cheaper and they have a good warranty if that’s a factor. Or my harp teacher loves her new Ford Taurus X model and it fits the harp nicely.

July 28, 2010 at 12:09 am #107861

Calista Anne Koch
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I’m searching right now too.

July 28, 2010 at 12:11 am #107862

unknown-user
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Hey everyone,

Thanks a lot! What about a Subaru Forester? Or a Toyota Sienna? Has any one column loaded a 23 (74″ tall) successfully in either of these minivans? BTW any information about non-column loading won’t suffice – I have to column load.

~Sam

July 28, 2010 at 3:00 am #107863

rod-c
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Sam:

There was a great article a couple of years ago in the printed version of Harpcolumn about the best harpmobiles. Also, there have been many good posts here.

July 28, 2010 at 3:02 am #107864

rod-c
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Sam:

A good friend of mine (professional harpist) has a Toyota Sienna (LH 85…almost as big as a 23). She always column loads.

July 28, 2010 at 1:51 pm #107865

sherry-lenox
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I don’t think the Subaru is large enough and it does have an edge that can be difficult to get over when the door meets the body of the car.

As I suppose everyone already knows, we LOVE our Ford Flex and it is great for loading, and the Ford Taurus X is approximately the same body size but since they’re not making them anymore, if you can find one and it works for you, you’ll probably get a good price. As

July 28, 2010 at 1:52 pm #107866

sherry-lenox
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(sorry pushed the wrong button) as to column loading, I don’t think you’d make it in either Ford, but I’ve never tried it.

July 29, 2010 at 3:17 pm #107867

shelby-m
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I’m really new to the harp scene (don’t even HAVE my harp yet) and I was just wondering what “column loading” is…

On another note, my mom has a Dodge Caliber and that might work nicely if you’re looking for a car to tote your harp in.

July 30, 2010 at 4:09 am #107868

Saul Davis Zlatkovski
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I always thought an old ambulance or hearse would be cool.

August 13, 2010 at 2:02 am #107869

bill-grant
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Hey Sam

We just got ( after the Dodge Ram Van 1500 died) a Buick Terraza ( former lease, had 45 K on it. It works great, lots of room, great ride.

August 13, 2010 at 2:09 am #107870

unknown-user
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Hey Bill,

I had no idea you were on here! We actually realized that I don’t cart the harp back and forth between school much (maybe once every 6 weeks) and so we decided that we will rent when we need to move the harp. We got a Toyota
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