[Louise Hirst]

I found that out after it was bought. I did seriously consider sending it back as they did put up the front that it was english made. However, the harp was a gift for my birthday from all my friends and family and I don’t have the heart to say ‘this isn’t good enough I want a better one’ after all the effort they went to. I don’t really see anything wrong with cardboard ones though :/ I mean they have opened a whole new market for prospecting harp players for an inexpensive but nice sounding instrument. I unfortunately only had about £80 of my savings to buy a harp and I consider £80 to be a lot of money. Thanks to the contributions from my friends and family I think it came to about £150? I did a lot of research and couldn’t find a single harp in that price range that wasn’t mid east or have 12 string or less.
Basically what I’m saying is that harps are very expensive and I just can’t manage to afford a proper harp. The one I have is nice and will serve me well no doubt. After all I’m not planning to become a concert harpist! :3

[Louise Hirst]

I did end up getting a harp with levers in the end. :3 I had a suspicion that I would start craving levers after a little while as I do love transposing songs .
I unfortunately live in the midlands. In an area where the most musical store we have sells only guitars.

[Louise Hirst]

That does look like a very nice harp, but as you know I’ve already got one now :3
Perhaps that will be my next aim providing I can actually get good at playing the harp first 🙂
Thank you :3

[Louise Hirst]

I found another harp that is in my price range, its a 22 string rosewood celtic lap harp.
I know that straight away people are going to reply ‘nonononorosewood!!’
I was thinking the same thing, but most of the forums on here about rosewood harps are more specifically aimed at Mid-East harps and this one is from an english company. It has also been reduced to half price.
>.< harps are so hard to find!

[Louise Hirst]

I started on the flute when I was about 8 (I’m 17 now) now play a bit of guitar, main instrument is piano. I’m not sure if these all count under flute but I also play Dizi, Xiao, fife. Tin Whistle, Recorder and Ocarina 🙂 I hope to add Harp onto this though, I don’t think you can learn too many XD

[Louise Hirst]

I looked into rental and unfortunately there is no way I can afford to rent a harp if I then wanted to buy one. Especially since most of the harps up for rental are selling into the £1000’s. The ones I’m looking into are kits then I have to assemble myself as well (except for the Harpsicle).
Thanks for the suggestion though, when I am older and earning I may try and do that for a bigger and nicer harp 🙂

[Louise Hirst]

I had no idea that they did that. I’ve ordered stuff from abroad before but I suppose those were too small to have VAT put on them? (completely clueless)
Thankfully I do try to have a bit of extra just incase, you don’t know when the prices will change to something else and at the moment I’m just using a converter to change dollars into pounds.

[Louise Hirst]

@Tacye Phillipson

I did take a look at both of these 🙂
The Fireside beat the Waring in the contest though for having more strings and the prospect of additional levers later on.
I like the look of the feather wood harp but to spend that much on a cardboard soundbox harp makes me think that I should go for the harpsicle instead.

When I thought about buying a harp I decided to put it into a cart and check it out to see how much the final cost will be. So I wouldn’t be hit with anything horrible last minute.

Thank you for the links 🙂

[Louise Hirst]

There just wasn’t much information around when I was still in Primary school about instruments and what skills could be learnt from them. It seemed more worthwhile for me to learn the flute and piano instead. Only now with the independence to search for these things myself have I been able to make the decision that learning the harp would be amazing 😀
I think the sheer thought of a harp would of made my primary school music teacher faint. He only loved violins XD

Thanks for the warning about the lap harps moving everywhere 🙂
What do you mean about the Harpsicle being an only harp?

[Louise Hirst]

Yep I’m in the UK and I did say that there would be added shipping costs for me 🙂
I know perfectly well what kind of shipping prices I’m going to be hit with >.< It's just a shame that there aren't many affordable harp makers in the UK

[Louise Hirst]

Forgot to add the other big pro for the Harpsicle is that you can get an electronic plug in which means it can play through an amp. 🙂 (I already have a lead and small amp so it won’t put too much up bill wise)

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