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I can second the “be ready to play” part.

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Congratulations!

It’s exciting when they first arrive, isn’t it?

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Just to add, of the harps you’re looking at, I’d steer clear of the “Heather” harp, which is made in Pakistan.

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If you can only afford partial levers, I’d start with levers on C’s and F’s.

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It definitely has a color of its own.

I recently played an arrangement of Carolan’s Welcome in a concert.

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Thanks all!

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No…I’m talking about chords that are just the root, the fifth and the octave (CGC for example), typically played with fingers four, two and one.

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For the wire harp, Anne Heymann’s “Coupled Hands for Harpers” is great for building repertoire while getting the technique down.

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I thought that Ethiopian lyre was rather cool…kind of like a harp meets a didgeridoo!

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I must say, it surprised me a little that she didn’t discuss the two kinds of harps that people today are most likely to see…lever harps and pedal harps.

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Oops…sorry.

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My teacher sent me the link.

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No one else did anything fun on St. Patrick’s Day? 🙁

I had a wonderful time playing for (and with) the disabled seniors.

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The smaller Dusty’s (Ravenna 26, FH26 and Allegro) all are nicely portable (they all weigh in at around 14 pounds), and work very well for traditional music.

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Would you have the room to keep a fair-sized lever harp in your dorm room? (I’m assuming you live on campus, as you’d just keep renting your usual pedal harp if you were living at home).

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