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Yes, I had looked into Progress harps as well, but I think once shipping is factored in, I could get something stateside for the same price that I would be equally happy with — and I just can’t stomach the thought of shipping in a harp I haven’t had a chance to play. Now If I ran across a used one for sale here, that might be a different story…
And I think those Tyrolean harps seem so light and small, perfect if your repertoire is lever harp friendly. seems like you could tune in Eb and run with it. But I definately want double action — harpist on call for a wind ensemble & frequently playing piano music without time to rewrite for harp. right now I’m lucky to have an old Salvi Angelica 46 string down the road from me that I’ve been able to lovingly borrow in return for free piano lessons for the harp owner’s twins. Unfortunatley, they are moving out of state this summer — hence the harp shopping. And I haven’t ever really made use of that handful of extra strings, but I sure have felt the weight when trying to get the harp up the handful of stone steps into my house.
If I had been seriously harping as a younger student I probably wouldn’t have worried about size either. But now I find that my body lets me know when chairs are too short or too tall, shoes don’t fit as well, foot doesn’t reach the gas pedal without being held off the floorboard…..
And the transportation issue is a huge factor. I find I now spend more time looking for things that already fit me, than trying to make myself fit the rest of the world. maybe that’s just because I’ve gotten more stubborn and set in my ways. 
If I took an international trip, I’m not sure I could still afford the harp.
It does sound like it would be a wonderfully fun adventure though.it’s a definately concern for any instrument. I’m a professional pianist who has found myself wanting to play less and less since a 3rd degree burn to one of my fingers (boiled over coffee in the microwave of all the stupid things). even 2 years later when I hit a key just right those nerves which have any sensitivity left will sent a shot of pain straight up my arm. I’ve been medically assured I’m not causing any further damage, but it’s made playing a lot less fun….. Hence my increased harping since that time. the side and tip of the finger were not burned, so no pain when harping. I understand now why some performers get their hands insured!
sorry — just realized you said you ARE trying to update to the newest version.
I would keep trying to get a real person on the other end of the line. I don’t know if service procedures have changed, but I was able to get a wonderfully helpful tech on their help line last summer.
I had this problem once when I accidentally deleted some of the fonts while trying to clear up memory space…. I was able to solve the problem by uninstalling and re-installing the whole entire program.
it can also happen if you have an older version of Sibelius running on a newer Mac iOS. You may have to update to a newer version of Sibeluis. My Mac had a lot of issues with my sib 3 — I’ve since upgraded to Sib 6 and have had no big issues beyond my own human incompetency.
good luck —
These are being marketed all over the Internet as harps… Even a person who has done their research may not know the differences between a harp and a lyre when they are being sold and marketed interchangeably…… Even several of the most reputable makers are listing these as lyre/harps, so it would make me confused, too.
Anyhoo, I agree with the 1st reply, to check with the person you are purchasing the kinnor from. Many will come with an instruction booklet when purchased from a manufacturer or dealer. if you are purchasing 2nd hand or through some other source, then I would still contact a manufacturer or dealer on-line and see if they would be willing to sell you one of the info books they ship with their kinnors, or if they have suggestions on where to look.
I know these are tuned, played, and held differently from the harps generally discussed on this forum. you might want to adjust your Internet searches to look for 10-string Kinnor or 10-string Lyre to have a better chance at finding accurate info. YouTube might be another place to search.
best of luck in your new endeavor.
first music degree in flute & piano. have also performed professionally on recorder, organ, harp (of course), handbells, and mallet percussion (xylophone, marimba, vibraphone, and those glockenspiels that seem to keep popping up).
Oddly enough, my master’s is in vocal and choral music education.
I get the itch to take up another instrument every time I hear a good cello player…….
Just shows how much music totally gets under your skin, into your heart, and fills up your life.
. LisaHad my dream harp mobile picked out, then my home’s A/C died and living in TX replacing that was more important than upgrading my car. So now I’m searching on a tighter budget.
Anyone using a MAZDA CX-7 or NISSAN Rogue as a harp car?
I’m looking in the used car market — anywhere from 2008-2012 and would love to hear true accounts of mileage, service, reliability, etc.
Before I buy a car, I try one find the same model at a rental place, and rent it overnight. (Or from a friend to borrow for free.) I take it home and load up my harp, my keyboard, both amps, and music stands. Plus a big suitcase for good measure. Then I know for sure it will all fit! Plus, you can try driving it at night, on the freeway, backroads, etc. It’s saved me from one or two impulse buys I would have regretted.
I use a Mikey by Blue microphones. It will record straight into an iPod. Not pro-level — but pretty darn good for the price, and very easy to use. It will automatically sync to iTunes, and even burn from there to CD.
Very handy for making quick CDs for demos, to help with memorization, or sound files can be posted on-line.I’m okay with either gut or nylon, but currently have gut. My biggest thing is wanting a very consistent sound from string to string (whether levers are up or not). Maybe this comes from my main instrument being flute, or working years as a choral director? In both cases nealry every aspect of tone can be instantly adjusted by the performer for a consistent spound…. I just want my harp to blend with itself.
.I had not thought of putting new levers on an old harp. I will Definatley look into what that might cost me.
Is there anyone out there with thoughts aboud Loveland or Truitt vs. Camac?
On the other hand, I am ready for harp #2. I want to keep one at home, and one at work. (my Heather fits in my car, but it’s an ordeal I’d prefer to go through less often — especially in Summer with endless temps over 100 — I’ve driven the car around to get the AC going before driving back to quickly load my harp.). And getting a 2nd harp IS cheaper than getting a bigger car.
Thanks Brook and Natalie for positive feedback on a few different brands — especially Camac and Dusty Strings. My nearest harp shop (200 miles) sells Dusty Strings, but usually only stocks them with Loveland levers. I’m leaning towards special ordering a Dusty Crescendo 34 with Camac levers. I like to tune my harp in E, and I think this may be my best option for my price range. Anyone want to agree or disagree?
It’ s Definately a Salvi Heather with metal levers. I was planning on looking into getting the levers adjusted, but hadn’t thought of trying different strings (I’m a bit afraid of the wrong strings hurting my harp). It is worse in the bass stings, but some of the higher strings are pretty twangy/thunky also.
