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Sherri: Yes, the inlay strip is of sapeli and walnut: http://www.inlays.com/product-p/is-245a.htm. When Rick first gave me a tour of his shop, he showed me the various inlays available, of which this one was the most popular (and the prettiest, IMHO, which is why I chose it to go on my harp). Interestingly, the purpose of the inlay isn’t entirely decorative: it’s to disguise a seam between two different pieces of wood.
Rick does such lovely woodworking: here are the tuning wrenches he made that came along with my harp. Actually, he’d made about a half-dozen of these, and told me to take my pick; these were the loveliest, IMHO.
A close-up of the gold levers and decorative wood inlay on my Luchair. (That’s my teeny-tiny reflection on each of the levers.)
My new (and newly-built) harp!! I picked it up this week from Rick Kemper of Sligo Harp Shop (a 10-minute drive from my house). It’s his Luchair model. The levers are gold Camacs . The wood is cherry from eastern Pennsylvania (except for the soundboard, which is Sitka spruce) and the strings are Savarez fluorocarbon, except for the lowest octave, which are are composite (steel core, with a fiber bed and bronze or copper overwrap). It’s about four feet tall and weighs only 17 pounds — very portable. I just moved up from a Dusty Strings Allegro 26, so it’s a big change. It has a lovely tone. My only problem is tearing myself away from it.
