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LOL! I’ve been nudging you not to let go of the cello, but I never expected this outcome! Now I think I have to urge you not to let go of the harp!
Something like the Lyon & Healy Chicago 40, maybe? Keep in mind, though, that if you’re done growing, you’ll have to get used to an orchestral-sized harp sooner or later. My sympathies–I’m just under 5-feet-nothing. Barbara’s advice about consulting your teacher and maybe renting from your teacher is a good one.
I think Sylvia Woods’ arrangements are meant to accommodate folks who can’t afford the full 36 strings or levers on every string–you’ll notice that they’re mostly in C or G. Later on you’re likely to want that low C.
You might want to consider the R-Harps Merlin, which is compact but has 35 strings, including the B below that low C.
Nitwit! Me, not you. Just realized you were replying to my earlier post. Look, for someone to want to hand his precious banjo down to you is a compliment, so accept it graciously and hope it’s a 5-string openback (my prejudices are showing). Take it out on the back porch and sing to the moon. If OTOH it’s a resonator banjo, it’s best used for playing bluegrass and the volume approaches that of a tomcat singing to the local ladies.
I play banjo too, but I play different sorts of things (mostly) on the banjo than on the harp. You may lose focus for a while initially while you are getting the banjo basics down, but eventually you should catch up. Keep in mind that guitars and banjos are a heckuva lot easier to transport than most harps, which may be a factor when you just want to take an instrument along to make music in an informal context.
You sent me surfing the web for Al Hibbler, whom I associate most with “Unchained Melody.” Found out that he had been with Duke Ellington’s band. BTW one doesn’t hear nearly enough of Duke Ellington on the harp.
Every time I cast eyes on the harmonic curve of my 1805/1807 single-action Erard, it lifts my heart. I wish I had those thousands of dollars. Then I go and play my elderly but playable old Troubadour, for which I have affection but not the love I have for the Erard..
