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In addition I should mention that I am not inexperienced with small bits of metal. Mr Kortier kindly has posted a lot of information about the maintenance and replacement of his pickups. I don’t feel afraid of attempting such replacements myself. My current employment requires a steady and accurate hand and small metal
It might help to clarify matters. We are actually looking at two harps, but potentially the same harp twice.
She might be better off with a floor model accoustic.. but she is unlikely to be convinced of that. She likes to pound out Bach on pianos when she comes across them… likely to the horror of their owners. We have developped a brace/strap that distributes the weight of a portable harp between both shoulders as well as a waist support, while keeping it positioned to play. It is not the most beautiful item nor is it quick to get into, but for her will enable her to play the way that she seems to want to. She is not a person who likes to sit still for long periods… up until a couple years ago there was always a bounce in her step, and she never stopped moving. She does not like what she calls instruments and voices that sound flat. After playing jazz and blues music to her, I’ve determined she doesn’t like that style at all. She prefers to listen to classical or folk music. She doesn’t have the strength in her hands to pluck strings on a full tension harp, but neither is she lacking in dexterity yet. Her life expectancy has been decreased by approximately thirty years (possibly fourty). Her doctors told her six months, and she’s lived two and a half years so far. She actually seems to get a little better over time. She may die before her father does, and he’s in his nineties. As a result, her… desires tend to be more short term.. as in what will I enjoy NOW, and for the next five years? If she at some point can no longer play, my older brother would love a harp, as would any of my thirteen cousins and likely some aunts as well.
Portability of an electric model is not a problem. She has an Iphone and I-Rig. While not ideal, these would give her
