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Tacye, thank you for telling me about Holywell. I will be sure to visit them! And thank you for the information. I didn’t really know what gut strings were made of exactly.
Andee, thank you. The FH34 looks fantastic! I am mostly looking at harps that are less pricey at the moment, though.
Has anyone ever played a Mark Norris harp? It is a bit intimidating that there are no prices on his website, but he does appear to make good student harps.
Thank you so much for your replies! They have all been very helpful and made me see a few things in a different light.
Patricia and Mae, thank you for your input on gut strings. I don’t really have qualms about them anymore 🙂
Deb, that’s an interesting point. I mostly want to play folk music (Scottish, Irish, Breton, etc) so that may be something I should keep in mind. Personally, I’m not really bothered by having to touch sheep’s innards, but that’s only because gut strings just look like strings and don’t have a smell XD I can understand what you mean, though.
Andee, I’m in Edinburgh. I don’t think I’ve seen Dusty Strings 34 online. Could you give me a link, please? Do any of your friends have a Robyn in particular? It’s good to know that they have a good experience with Telynau Teifi harps. I suppose I am interested in the Robyn because it is not as expensive as other student harps and the price actually includes a carrying case.
Lili, thank you! I am sorry you had such a bad experience with Derwent Harps! It’s a shame there aren’t any reviews of them on websites like Yell, so that people would know what to expect from them.
Sharon, thank you for your advice! I will probably lurk around and listen to other people playing all the different harps, because I don’t know anyone who can play the harp and so I can’t really ask anyone to play and let me listen. I would love to meet you too, so I’ll make sure to ask around 🙂
Alison, thank you. How can I contact Danielle?
Does a harp need to be stable without legs? Also, do you know anything about the Aoyama Kerry harp?
Patricia, it seems like quite a lot of people have good things to say about the Pilgrim Clarsach. I looked at the Pilgrim Harps website, and it seems like their Clarsach has gut strings. I’ve heard that they tend to be more fragile and unpredictable compared to nylon. To what extent is that true? And have you ever had any experience with their Ashdown or Skylark?
