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Dear Svetla, I hope that my answer will be in time to help you. Both Hermine and Telenn are study harps. But there is no comparison. Hermine is much better. Hermine has carbon strings, Telenn has gut strings, but when gut strings are too short – as in Telenn happens – they produce a very weak sound, and poor in harmonics. And gut strings are more fragile and expensive than carbon ones.
I have a Hermine and I am quite satisfied. But remember: there are consistent differences among Hermine models. Some of them have not a beautiful sound, some are really nice. So play each model you can try and find out your harp.Good luck, and let me know!
Elena, harper from ItalyHi, Deb! If you like playing irish music and Carolan, and you like Camac harps, I warmly suggest to try the new Janet: wonderful for this kind of music!!
Dear Anna,
I had your problem one nearly one year ago. I live in Italy, and also here Dusty Strings are very expensive. I can imagine that you are talking about Salvi Prima, aren’t you? Well,I have played both Ravenna 26 and Camac Bardic: I think that Ravenna has a better sound in the lower range while Bardic has a sweeter and more interesting sound in the upper range. String tension is very good in both. The Bardic is a little heavier but more ‘compact’ than Ravenna. I haven’t played Salvi’s Juno, but according to the builder’s video, the sound isn’t so good…
I think that in an”amateurs forum” everyone should be free to express his own opinion without being criticized in a so acid way.
Anyway, I said that Ravenna has a “nice” sound (not a wonderful, astonishing, stunning sound, and so on). I “raved” about its portability because the answer was for a beginner who is also a tiny person. But I also made clear that Ravenna is a cheap instrument, while Salvi Prima’s quality -for example- is out of discussion.
However, I agree with Briggsie, who quotes an ancient latin proverb: unicuique suum, “to each his own”. Good luck!Hi, Carrie!
I am an Italian newbie: I’m playing the harp from four months as a self-taught person… and I’m a short girl too!
I purchased a Dusty Strings Ravenna 26, and I highly recommend this harp: it is light and portable and it has a very nice sound.
But if you haven’t money restrictions (like me…), I think the best harp for a tiny person is the new Salvi Prima (34 or 38 strings)… it is wonderful: you have to try it!
