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Tacye, the Brussels Conservatory unfortunately no longer teaches the chromatic harp. Their teacher retired and was replaced by someone who only teaches the pedal harp.
Carl, would you like to email me some photos of your harp? My email is simoneharp@gmail.com.
Thank you for your help, both of you!
Hi! I’m sorry that your first response is received 8 years later, but perhaps this info will help someone who’s looking for this through a google search:
http://etd.library.miami.edu/theses/available/etd-05202008-180658/unrestricted/lchen1sp08.pdf
This is a wonderful dissertation I’ve found on the subject that goes into detail about how each of the harps were constructed, what it was like to play both of them, and their differences in performance capabilities.
Also, any of Roslyn Rensch’s books will be useful, especially Harps & Harpists. I’ve also found a lot of information searching “cross-strung harp” instead of “chromatic harp” in google. Go figure.
Hope this helps.
Lou Anne Neill is my teacher at UCLA right now. She’s the principle harpist for the LA Phil, and she’s wonderful to work with. She usually doesn’t accept grad students because she loves to start students off on their feet, but that doesn’t mean that she wouldn’t offer admission to someone she felt really deserved it. There is no harp minor here at UCLA, only a major. UC San Diego also has a harp program.
