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The problem to be aware of is that bronze and indeed gold come in so many different shades that getting an exact match is likely to depend on how much effort you are willing to put in – I own at lest three lots of bronze powder, which are subtly different shades.
Carl, Maybe many harp makers haven’t been good enough scientists and
engineers to calculate things properly – to me that seems a rather bad
reason to discount the science which can, I assure you, be done better.I would repair the cracks and see if the harp seemed to be in playable order with the existing strings before jumping in to replace them.
I don’t know how hard you ding your harp, but the dents on mine remain the colour of the unstained wood and just need clear lacquer touch up to make them invisible.
Why would anyone want an un-natural harp anyway?
Interesting- I would have said natural had the advantage as the dings don’t show as much.
The natural does darken with time from white blonde towards a more honey colour.
There are lots of different Latin American harp models- Paraguayan is
generally the best known, but there are many others which don’t have the
split neck.You might want to consider the Edinburgh Harp Festival – most of the UK harp brands in one place for comparison.
The main pro for 2nd hand harps is more harp for your money.
From what I know of auditions most would prefer you to play something really beautifully and musically rather than anything where technical struggles are apparent.
