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It sounds to me like slippery cloth is your problem- can you get some cheap non-slip stuff, such as that sold for drawer lining and try that over the trolley.
Also be sure to ask about immediate availability: Norris and Starfish harps are lovely (so are many more a not quite exhaustive list is here: http://www.weddingharper.com/harplust.html) but I am not as aware of them having stables of hire harps which you could get hold of immediately.
These harps made in Pakistan have been discussed a lot on here- this thread for instance will let you know a lot about what people think…
http://www.harpcolumn.com/forum/message-view?message_id=24242
As you can see the opinion is they are low quality, but divides on if they are too low quality.With a $2000 budget there are great harps you can afford which you won’t outgrow so fast as your playing improves- the Dusty Strings Ravenna 34 for instance.
Sherry, have you tried putting talcum powder on your hands before playing?
Brittany, different sorts of harps have different finishes, and different finishes like slightly different treatments.
Exactly.
Of course the thick monofilament probably wouldn’t sound right (it doesn’t bend as easily as a wound string) but the mass is all that is important in calculating the tension for a given length and pitch.
From your description the harp unquestionably needs servicing. The
tuning issues can be sorted out by a technician and standard advice is to get a new pedal harp serviced after a year.Hard to put this tactfully, but I personally find that Morley’s pricing
relates very well to how impressed I am with a harp (except paying
for decoration) and they manage to sell this instrument about 20%
cheaper than other makers price harps of similar specifications.I remember reading an article on BowBrand where they said they used cattle gut- but got the gut from different areas depending on whether it was for harp strings or tennis racquets as they needed different properties (soft grass, or harder grazing).
Camac recently had a sale in Paris, Budin/le magasin de la harpe has an interesting mixture also in Paris http://www.harpebudin.com/Store/harpes-c-60.html
There is a listing from Germany (and elsewhere) here:
http://www.harfe.de/angebote-add.php
