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Nope, I’m wrong. Just checked. The current GP has discs down to the bottom string but one, and the regular 85P only lacks the bottom 2 string mechanisms now, according to the photos on the the L&H site. Top two strings are still lacking mechanism on both models.
The 85-E is now called the 85-SG, I guess. Anyway, that’s what that extra thousand bucks buys, for those wondering about the diff between the two models on sale. They’re the same physical dimensions, pretty much, but the extra money buys the F and G at the top of the harp and whole lot more discs.
HI, Ro. It’s not really a question of simpler or not good–merely that these little harps are disc-challenged. The bottom 4 or 5 strings (can’t remember offhand) and the top two have no mechanism. This is the same for the daphnes and the 85 series. Last time I saw them, the all the smaller 85 series harps (below the 85-E size) have the same mechanism, so the 44 string just has 4 more disc-free strings. The 85-E has a regular semi-grand mechanism.
To my mind, this is the biggest flaw in these smaller harps. I believe the smaller Venus harps have a full set of discs, or at least more discs than the L&H and Salvi small harps.
> I find that I usually start on the inside with B/E, then move outward in pairs
Hi, Vince. FWIW, I was always told you should go the other way because you’re less likely accidentally knock a pedal out of its slot as you pass it when you’re working outside in, whereas if you’re in a hurry it’s more possible for that to happen if you work from the center out.
No, Planet Harp has nothing to do with Roman Harp Company. It is run by noted harp therapist Sarajane Williams.
Just be aware that he is not without controversy:
http://www.harpcolumn.com/blogs/user/Samuel%20Milligan/archive/2006/12/
I find this extraordinary. My neighbors used to sit out in the hall on lawn chairs to listem to my practicing. Are you sure that it’s really “everyone” and not just that this particular individual has some axe to grind with you (or with the world in general)?
I should mention that I don’t know about that particular edition of the sonatinas, but the other editions are pretty doable. Kim Robertson also includes one mvt of one of the sonatinas on her “Moonrise’ recording/book.
The sonatinas can mostly be played on a lever harp just fine. The Sonata in C requires too much compromise, IMHO, to be really feasible.
Believe me, Barbara, staining is faster than gilding. You used to pay a premium to L&H for a natural finish over a stained finish, ostensibly because more care had to be used in the selection of the wood.
