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Sidney, second your comment.
My children’s middle school has a wonderful orchestra program so the harps are usually in use. This coming school year, there are a total of three harp students in the school’s roughly 1,200 student population, one incoming 6th grader (my daughter), one 7th grader, one 8th grader (my son). Has it not been the school having the harps available, my family would not have the exposure to this wonderful instrument even thought both of the children have other music lessons since pre-school.
Angel
Natalie, I had a post in this thread for the Delight. By the way, Dave is developing a pedal CF model.
http://www.harpcolumn.com/forum/message-view?message_id=26876945
I have a Delight with FC strings since January 2012 and am very happy with it.
The sound is bright and bell-like with a sweetness that calls to mind a young lady’s voice. The strings slant forward as the harp stands so the front needs to be propped up by about 7/8” for the strings to be perpendicular to the floor. I preferred the prop-up to just having it lean back on the shoulder and will be attaching rubber feet to avoid propping-up. The FC strings are very comfortable to play. One string slipped off after about 2 weeks and has stayed on since restringing.
Due to its light weight, I place my right foot on the harp’s right foot and left knee to the side of the soundboard to keep it stable while playing.
My Delight has the C&F color coded tuning pegs and they are indeed helpful. The coating on both the pegs and lever handles do chip off.
Overall appearance at a distance is beautiful with some minor cosmetic unevenness on the neck above the top of the soundboard. There is a small but visible gap on the side where these two pieces join together.
The best part is transportability! No dolly, no sweat, no worrying about humidity or when the 100+ degree weather comes.
Kay, thank you for sharing the story! I will be sharing it with my Sunday School students. I hope she keeps playing. God bless Jenifer and all your family!
