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Purchasing from outside the EU you need to pay VAT as well as shipping.

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I play my Eve by crossing my ankles and tucking my feet slightly under the seat. I rest the Eve on my calves and grip slightly with my knees.

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Do you know all these?
http://www.weddingharper.com/harplust.html

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Are you in the UK?

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Just to confirm that you always tune the harp with all the levers
open?

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Is your harp nearly at its balance point when you play so there is barely any weight on your knees?

I have only ever had obvious surface discomfort to my knees, easily cured by a towel or something over my lap to provide a bit more padding but your problem sounds more than this.

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Warm mist can cause condensation when it comes into contact with something cooler- like breathing on a cold window.

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I agree with you Barbara that they will probably not see wide adoption; the price would also hinder this, but I believe his levers have been in production for longer than Lovelands, for instance.

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I am with Mike- I really admire Peter Brough’s levers for simple elegance and good engineering.

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The sharping system you are describing sounds like blades- these were the

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I just had a quick look around the usual places to look for 2nd hand harps in the UK and the current offerings are very thin on the ground compared to usual. Renting for a few months will not only let you learn more about what you want in a harp, but will let the 2nd hand market recover from Christmas. As well as commercial places some teachers have instruments they will rent to students.

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I work as a museum curator.

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It is amusing how pieces can clump- I was asked to play VW’s Sea Symphony twice in under a week (with different people, and playing a different part) but it seems relatively seldom played and I have never done it since.

Grainger’s The Warrior; Bartok’s Music for String, Percussion and Celeste?

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One thing which strikes me about Camac lever harps is how much they vary from each other.

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Carol, are you aware how much the comfortable height of a harp seat can vary with the harp? My harp stools vary between 8 and 24 inches in height, and even at superficially similar harps I may select quite different stool heights.

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