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Learning proper harp technique is hard- and you may find it ‘no fun’ but one of the reasons we harp on about it is because it does give better results and the better you play the more fun harp playing is.
I was going by their website which shows lever harp rentals, I don’t know if they ever rented pedal harps.
Hi Kim- your problem is probably that the harps in question are discussed by so many different names- you might like to start on this thread:
http://www.harpcolumn.com/forum/message-view?message%5fid=24242
While gender stereotypes have changed they seem to go back a long way, especially among amateurs: flute for gentlemen as ladies could not be seen to pucker up their lips, harp for the girls because Marie Antoinette played it- sensible reasons!
If you are interested in Camac then Elen Vining has the advantage over
the Early Music Shop of being a harpist and, last time I checked,
cheaper…I don’t see the pictures- but another option with the heart shaped hole is a Stoney End harp -they generally are not carved, but that does not prevent someone deciding to carve one.
It only bothers you so you can take your time to solve the problem- depending on how much it is irritating you.
I have not needed to read through the strings for some time, but it can be useful when for one reason or another two harpists need to share a part and photocopying is not practical.
You can get quite cheaply gadgets that measure temperature and humidity and will record the maximum and minimum since it was last reset.
My understanding of the AB syllabi is that they are not designed so that ‘the majority of newly arrived at grade x level students’ can learn every piece, but that there is something for everyone.
The book is not a method or anything- so no DVD! It is a compilation of Grandjany arrangements including the Francisque Pavane and Bransles and should be available wherever you get your music.
