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I am now picturing harpists performing very formal wedding music in only their underwear. Thanks Alison, I needed the laugh. 🙂
I have the titan in the back of my car right now! Very excited!
I have to say that Alexandra at the Salvi showroom in Los Angeles was so accommodating that I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her services. She went out of her way to work us in on a weekend at her teaching studio in Orange County last night, which sounds like it was quite a challenge with her schedule, and opened up the shop on a holiday morning so we could pick up the harp today before we leave California. Absolutely wonderful service, and some very useful advice for starting as well.
If anybody in the states was wondering about taking a trip to the showroom, I don’t think you could be disappointed by the experience at all.
I’ll be renting one of them either way, but one has the option to buy it after six months of renting and the other one doesn’t. I’m definitely not sure I want to commit to buying one at all, but I was trying to decide whether to rent the one I *could* buy later (the new one) or whether it’s best to use an older one. I think I just have to hear them and go on which one sounds better to me after all.
The teacher said that the Triplett is probably fine, but she does like more strings and was the one that recommended I look at Salvi while I was going to see the Triplett anyway (they’re near each other and a few hours from where I live). I have a minivan with a fold-down row of seats, so I don’t think transport will be a problem. I do need to ask her about the logistics of our lessons. I’m not sure if I’ll have to take a harp with me or not – that’s a VERY good question I didn’t think of, and I’ll definitely ask that of her.
One other general question – I used to play the violin, and I remember how older instruments were almost always better made (and better sounding) than newer ones in the same price range. Is that true of harps as well, or is newer better because of the constant tension of all those strings? Or is it not as big of a concern either way with harps? Do harps tend to have a lifespan? I know there’s some huge concert grands that are a hundred years old out there, but do the smaller ones age well?
(Sorry for asking a zillion questions. I’ve tried to look around for info on my own, but actually hearing it from people who play is so much more helpful!)
Are you guys packing them in sleeping bags inside another travel case, or just the bare harp? I’m going to be driving one this weekend for a few hours, and it may or may not come with a case. I’d love to not have to shell out more zillions on the case if I can use the plethora of sleeping bags I already have!
