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Hey Guys! I would have responded sooner – but I wasn’t getting an email saying there were replies to this post – sorry!
Ok, several things since my last post. At the time I just had purchased the newest electro acoustic from L&H. I wish they had had this technology when I first purchased back in 1997. To answer your first question Jimmy – yes, the new electroacoustic improves with age just like the regular harp. Because it has the extended soundboard and complete resonance capabilities just like other harps – acoustically it does get better in time. If it’s the only CG you have – then it does the trick for both acoustic and electric. But if you are a purist, and you want to perform in a concert hall with an acoustic harp professionally – then simply go with an acoustic. If you are like me and need the acoustic for studio teaching and the electric for performance – then the newest L&H electroacoustic does the job. I still hold true to saying the original CG pure electric can’t be beat!
As for the video clips: Li Shan – the first video is not an electric harp – Jimmy is right – she adds the cable plugged into the inside of the harp. The new pickups are easy to see – and this harp doesn’t have any.
As for pickups – the issues I have encountered: The older pickups wear in time – My electric purchased in 1997 has had five pickups replaced on the bass strings because eventually the tension breaks the pickup. – It takes about 10 years, but it will happen. I have had them replaced /sodered in by a professional and no problems since. I can’t comment on what happens with the new pickups – since they are internal, I’m sure the same problem doesn’t exist – but who knows what will happen in 10 years.
Since my last post I have added many videos to my website – if you hook up the electric harp to a midi or soundboard (or a stadium sound system like in my videos) You will see the vast capabilities in sound. I wouldn’t play the electric with simply just a speaker anymore – once you see the other capabilities – you won’t go back.
Joanna Jordan is a good friend of mine and she was my mentor – we’re the only ones in Canada still who play an electric harp… check out her samples – joannajordan.com She does things in a completely different style with a track in the background – it’s simply fabulous!!
What did you end up getting Jimmy? I hope this thread has helped… I’ll make sure I get emails if the thread is added to.
Cheers!
Alyssa
