Hello everyone,
Mr. Zlatovski’s response suggests that it is due to the use of synthetic materials, different than wood, used by harp manufacturers.
I work at Salvi Harps in Italy, and I can affirm that this is incorrect for what concerns the instruments that Salvi makes.
Salvi Harps uses no other material than wood in making harps. The Salvi technology is very developed and it is applied solely to the wood, as we believe that no other material can produce the same quality of sound. In the case of the Iris and Minerva, the increased volume and projection of these two instruments are due mainly to a soundboard that is now more extended than before, and therefore has a