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Thank you for your messages 🙂
I also like carbone strings, if there is some tension, like the two travel harps I own, made by Bernhard Schmidt.
I can more “work” on the sound when there is tension.Hi!
I now own a second hand Eos made by Telynau, and I’m happy with the sound, but I’m always curious about new harps.
Who wants to talk with me about high tension lever harps? 🙂Hi! I’m a harpist based in France (Poitiers). I am available on September 10th.
Please send me an email for more details! (harpandweddings@gmail.com)Hi! I’ve owned a Starfish harp and a Telynau Teifi, and both makers are very serious.
The Starfish was a Mamore, and had lever gut with a low tension.
the Eos I now own has the same gut strings as a pedal harp and there is much tension.
The sound and feelingis also different,
Mamore is best for traditional music in my opinion with a great resonance, full bass, and cristalline sounds.
The Eos is very reactive, and really great for classical music! It has a great range of sounds and dynamics.
I also know the Dusty Strings harps that are very good harps.
The ravenna 26 and 34 are very good student harps, and even if the strings are in nylon, the sound is rich, and not too cristallin.
Camac can be also good but maybe expensive in UK?Here in France a lot of beginners own the Melusine, in nylon.
I don’t know Pilgrim harps, but the clarsach seems to be a solid and good instrument.
Another point, I agree with Mae, yes…avoid Derwent harps.
I’ve unfortunately bought them their little harp, and it was really a bad experience.
I got an instrument bad regulated, the levers I’d paid a high price where out of tune (on the upper notes it was near a tone!!!) , with apparent screw in the table, the tuning key broke the first time I used it…and they didn’t agree to take the instrument back.
I finally sold it again really cheap, in two times: the levers to an amateur harp maker and the harp for a very low price to another person.
what a waste of time and money!Hi!I’m not convinced by the sound of the Camac harps, I prefer the harps that have been made by a luthier!
Hi! thank you very very much for all these suggestions! In fact I seach a floor harp(I call it big because I play a lot on a lap/travel harp!)
The mamore is very heavy, and it’s not very easy to carry. I used to have a Camac mademoiselle when I was a child, and, yeah, it was too big 🙂Hi! I’m searching a camac troubadour with gut strings!If you sell one, could you send me an email?my address is lilimonogatari@hotmail.fr
Hello Michael,
thank you very much for your answer!
A luthier amateur made a 6/6 lap harp for me.
It’s amazing, but difficult for my hand, especially for chords.
Yes, Philippe Volant created a chromatic harp with all the strings on one line: here you can see it, played by a young french harpist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r_1a8ATRJE
