[Mary Song]

Thanks for the pictures, Tacye. 🙂

[Mary Song]

Thanks, Saul, for all the details! I really appreciate it.

Mary O’Hara was a great suggestion. Now I can find out how blades work.

[Mary Song]

It’s a good idea to place the harp in front of the window.

I know I don’t need to get everything right, I just don’t want it to be completely wrong. 🙂 Thanks for the reading suggestions. I didn’t know any of them.

[Mary Song]

Thanks a lot for all the information! It has helped me a lot. 🙂

[Mary Song]

The Clark model A looks perfect for my story. Excellent idea to replace the blades with levers. 🙂

I found a picture of an old Clark harp where quite many of the upper brass strings were broken. Are these most likely to break before the nylon/gut strings?

Does anyone know if the blades will turn rusty or green?

• This reply was modified 5 years, 3 months ago by Mary Song.

[Mary Song]

Yes, you’re right, I don’t really need to find the harpmaker. I just need to make sure that the kind of harp I describe existed. I’ll look into Teifi Harps, though.

It seems to me like 31 strings have been around for longer than 34, so I guess I’ll go for that.

Thanks!

[Mary Song]

I love that you all come up with so many details that I haven’t thought about! 🙂

The harp is supposed to come from the UK. It’s probably bought in the 60s.

How many strings would be normal for a non-pedal harp in the 60s or 70s?

[Mary Song]

Thanks for your replies so far!

It has not been used for 40 years. It’s a lever harp, probably with 34 strings. It will be of a cheap brand and it will probably have some cheap strings as well. I assume that the strings are left at playing tension.

The room is in the attic, not heated, but it has windows. The house is near the ocean.

So here’s the thing: I kind of want the strings (preferably all of them) to be broken. Some visible cracks would fit my story well. However, I’ve never thought about the broken neck! I really don’t want that. Is it probable that the strings could be broken, but the neck could still be fine? Does a neck break suddenly or gradually?

[Mary Song]

Does anyone know the dates for next year?

[Mary Song]

How

[Mary Song]

I am used to nylon strings, but I might also consider other options. Thanks for the other suggestions. Camac is

[Mary Song]

Thanks for sharing your experience. Which other harps will you recommend? I am an amateur who has been playing

[Mary Song]

Thanks a lot for the information, Hannah. I didn’t know about the difference between the levers, so that was really helpful.

[Mary Song]

I’ve looked at Salvi Livia, but at the moment I feel that I should go for 38 strings, so that I hopefully won’t regret buying a too small one. Then the Melusine seems like the only choice, since it’s affordable. I’m

[Mary Song]

Thanks, Deb! That was helpful. I’m very much drawn to the Melusine at the moment.

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