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Thanks for the suggestion! It does look cool, but I see that the program is only for one week, and I’m hoping for something that’s a month or two long at the least.

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Thanks for the input

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Thank you everyone! This harp community is so valuable. I hope to see it calm down soon as it adjusts and settles.

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So what you guys are saying is its not normal to have so many strings break?
I’ve never had a string break by the lever, except once it broke slightly above the lever. They all break at the soundboard, and they break in a variety of octaves and notes. A while back L&H send the man I rent from Lou a sort of ‘sand cord’ it’s just sandpaper in the likeness of a string and he has sanded out a few eyelets. I wouldn’t recommend taking a square of sandpaper and trying to get in the tiny hole with it..

I was just wondering if this is normal to have so many break. Do all harpists deal with strings breaking so often? Since I’m renting, the strings are paid for, but when I own a harp I can see how all these breaks would start to get expensive month after month, year after year..

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That is really interesting.. I’m 18 now and started harp about a half a year ago, but my uncle has offered to give me his beautiful banjo, and I wondered if it would be a good idea to start playing it, seeing as it might make me lose focus on my harp. Thanks for posting that!

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The mountain glenn harps are so beautiful! Thanks for all the company names it was really helpful.

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Right, I’ve google searched it, but I want recommendations from people here who have gotten a chance to play them and hear and see them in person.

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I would also be really interested to see any amazingly decorated or unique harps, just for the fun of it.

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Are there any brands out there that focus on that?

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Thank you for the advice, i’m going to look into it. It hope your mom is well again and busy knitting you a holiday sweater 😉

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I can’t believe all of your tendons do that. That would make playing so difficult. I’ve found that if I relax the hand, and close and open very slowly, it usually doesn’t pop and when it does it’s not as severe. Good luck to you.. thanks so much for sharing and if you have any other words of wisdom please share!

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