Which harp should i get?

[Maria Myers]

Good grief!

If I were a professional harpmaker with an excellent product, I would never waste my time arguing ad nauseum with a poster on an internet forum that you claim to be “a very very small and almost an invisible part in the whole world of harps.” And as a buyer, I would steer clear of your company based on your antagonism.

[poppy-rose]

I say its only good

[wil-weten]

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• This reply was modified 4 years, 7 months ago by wil-weten.

[unknown-user]

Maria. I am so sorry and I apologize. I had no idea that you think “experience”, “knowledge”, “learning”, and “antagonism” are synonyms.

[unknown-user]

Wil
All Harpsicle Harps made from April 2011 and on are G3 models. G3 just stands for Generation 3.

[shelby-m]

(My apologies in advance for the long post….)
I think forums can be wonderful but difficult at the same time; we cannot hear a person’s tone of voice or see their expressions, we only read their words.

[Shane Gladney]

Since it is my first harp and i don’t want to spend over $1000 on something i’m not 100% i’ll stick with-though i think i will-i decided to buy the harpsicle. i found a harp teacher in my area so i’ll be buying my harpsicle when i have enough and than i just need to get lessons 🙂 thanks for the responses 🙂

[shelby-m]

If you are going to get a Harpsicle, I advise you to at least save a few more dollars and buy the Sharpsicle or Flatsicle, because those have bridge pins, so more levers can be added later.

[deb-l]

Shane, I know you have made up your mind but you may want to consider renting a harp, your teacher can probably guide you better in that area than a forum can.

[tonie-ogimachi]

You might also want to take a look at the Caswell Sweetharp 29.

[joann-buice]

After going through a good many different harps before finding the perfect ones for my hearing and use, I concluded that it is definitely a personal decision.

[william-weber]

The comparison of different soundbox sizes to the violin/viol family members kind of falls apart. The violoncello and the double bass do not have the top end of the violin, while a 34-string harp can go just as high as a 26, maybe even higher.

A harp that barely radiates sound in its lowest octave (when the strings are plucked near the midpoint) is not as good as one that radiates perceptible sound in that same range. And who knows how the sound was picked up in those YouTube clips?

When I visited Harp Connection to to try a Ravenna 26 and was also allowed to try a FH26 and a Triplett therapy harp, I also tried one of the Wm Rees harps on display by the door — I forget what color — and it sounded a lot like the Triplett. I don’t want to give up that much for the high degree of portability.

[HBrock25]

As someone who cannot afford a concert harp, I think it’s wonderful that affordable harps are available.

[shelby-m]

Oh, but you don’t need a pedal harp to be a professional harpist! I know of several who only have a lever harp and they make a good living.

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