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HI Alyssa, I checked your website to listen to electric and acoustic sound samples. Your playing is certainly great but just can’t dig the electro sound which sounds too tin-can synthesized. Maybe it’s the way it was recorded and perhaps it sounds better live. But nothing will beat the traditional acoustic and natural sound of the harp. Would love to to see more acoustic-playing videos of your performances.
I have 5 lever harps, 2 of them Blevins. One is a Thormahlen, one is a Dusty Strings and one is a Stoney End.
The 2 Blevins I had (36 and 29 strings) cracked where the neck and pillar meet. The others didn’t. All were subjected to the tropical weather in my country.
Suggest you get any of the other three brands I mentioned above which are among the best in the world. There are good brands in Europe as well known for quality workmanship such as Camac and Salvi. There are also lots in the UK.
Yes but since I live in another country it was too expensive for me to ship back to them. Just managed to get a local harpmaker to remedy, which was cheaper for me. Sigh.
My teacher from the UK has played a carbon fiber floor harp (though not Heartland) and she says it was great from a weight and transport standpoint.
However, when she was playing anything fast or loud, due to the lack of weight it almost tipped over so it annoyed her. Can’t win em all I guess.
Less than 6 months! I was truly disappointed. Comparing it with my other harps, the workmanship isn’t as good as the Thormahlen and Dusty Strings. I live in a tropical country by the way and all were subjected to the same climate so there is no excuse.
I have:
1. A 36-string Thormahlen Koa Swan (one of the best in world, my main performing harp)
2. A 36 string Blevins Riversong mahogany (nice sound but cracked where neck and pillar meet so required repair)
3. A 29-string Blevins Eden walnut (nice sound but also cracked where neck and pillar meet)
4. A 26-string Dusty String FH 26 in maple (also one of the best mid-sized harps around)
5. A 22-string Stoney End Brittany in walnut (one of the best lap harps, I truly in love with it)
I hope I don’t buy any more as we are running out of room in the house. But now I am eyeing the Grand Harpsicle…must resist!
Well, it will be my 6th harp. Have two 36’s, one 29, one 26 and one 22. Different makers from Thormahlen, Blevins, Dusty Strings and Stoney End. All celtic.
I started self teaching for 6 months and eventually obtained a teacher via skype to guide me properly. It is definitely worth it to ensure my progression is on the right track. Congratulations to you for being determined!
Thank you all for your inputs and feedback. I finally received my maple FH26 three weeks ago (mid May) and loving it!
I was able to compare the Ravenna 26 and FH 26 at the Edinburgh Harp Festival last April and Ray Mooers was also there. What luck!
Of course the FH26 sounded fuller and richer, having played them side-by-side. But enjoyed interacting with the main man of Dusty Strings himself and asked him loads of questions. I finalized my choice right there and then!
