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Heartland Harps is a rather small outfit contrasted to the huge Lyon & Healy. Therefore its office size is nowhere near the six story L & H toured awhile back. Regardless the weight of Heartland instruments is a major factor in their purchase. Add to that stability of the carbon fiber material and one can avoid tuning as much as with wood. Leaving in your car and not having the instrument collapse is another advantage. LED lights top of the strings make it more easily playable in dim lighted environments. Follow the string up to the lever for key changes as they are not lighted. Plug ins for an amp are nice if needed.
All of the above counter the disadvantage of limited harmonics in the upper register. Painting seems to help that a bit but makes for more weight and a less durable finish than the straight carbon fiber. Adds LOTS of cost too! I like the “ebony” appearance of the straight carbon fiber color. The case is very protective and thick….well made! Would buy it again!
LylePlease, will you email me personally?
heysailor1@hbci.com
Would like to share more with you.
thanks, LyleAs mentioned have the 38 string Delight. Got it with full lighting and an amp pickup. Did not go the paint route as that added to much extra care when transporting. Believe the paint helps mellow the upper register sound.
Concerned though about your experience with a warranty issue. Not a positive for the company!
Perhaps too small a shop to have a staff able to deal with all problems? Mine too was a warranty issue.David, president, and Christian, new to the company, came to our home to repair my harp Sunday May 21, 2017. Top most C string had snapped twice. The next day they worked on another of their harps in town. Once finished they drove to another southern Minnesota home to provide personal service for one of their harps. Having constructed the instruments, they provided very good work on my harp.
Also found them both extremely enjoyable to have around. Seemed to have solved the problem of the snapping C string by its total replacement.
Had I purchased the wood lever harp most desired, it would have weighed forty pounds. The 38 string carbon fiber harp (weighs twelve pounds) in carry ability more than compensates for the upper register sound difference. Therefore taking my harp anywhere is not much of a problem! Have also found the carbon fiber keeps me from tuning strings much less often than wood.Got a response from him a couple weeks back.
Following the response have heard nothing. He was to have been sending things but nothing came to repair my harp.
When purchasing had difficulty getting order/ship information. He had been ill then apparently.
Lyle
Music storage will likely never be perfect. That said long ago ordered black plastic magazine covers. I put white cards with the music category outside. Found they covered all the mess of the music. A bookcase allows easy access. The appearance is more elegant and are more sturdy than cardboard holders. Sizing is critical to allow all music to fit inside. More costly than cardboard but more permanent and nicer looking.
A totally different approach would be to use a cart.
Many elementary music teachers must move from room to room.
A cart is a major help. Currently I take my harp and related
equipment on one from a home supply center. It is two feet
wide and almost three feet long. Casters move the contents easily.
The pipe like handle folds so the cart can then be placed into a
trunk or stored in a closet. Cost when purchased was in the $50 range.
