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The Irish term for “harper” (And again, these apply to all harpers…not only those who play wire.

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They don’t have to be terribly long.

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The Ardival harps are really nice.

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The strings are considerably closer together than on a lever harp.

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Oops!

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There are lots of fee webhosting sites out there.

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There’s “gliss.com,” which is relatively new.

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That would make sense.

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I am utterly enchanted with the sound. He has a beautiful, resonant, bell-like voice.

I will be taking him with me to my regular lesson on Friday.

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Briggsie…I did check out the Eve case, but my harp is bigger, and of a very different shape (it’s a low-headed harp, based on the Trinity harp of Ireland).

I’m thinking of taking the “make your own” instructions to a local upholstery store (they specialize in making sofa covers and such) and asking if they can make something for me.

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Musicmaker

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All I really need is something I can carry it in that will keep the worst of the rain off and protect it from minor dings.

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I don’t know how the harps were set up in the 1700s, but I’m here to tell you that it’s nearly impossible with a harp set up with the traditional, narrow spacing (not to mention absolute hell on brass wire).

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I checked out Colorado Case Company, but wow…their cases are seriously expensive!

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Another thing to bear in mind is that, on a traditionally strung wire harp, you CAN’T really use your fingerpads effectively (even if the strings would stand up to the force).

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