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I am very hopeful. I hope she inspired him to write a superb work. Her previous commission from Moreno-Buendia resulted in one of the finest works for harp and orchestra ever composed. Previn’s record is pretty uneven, but he’s a pretty good choice. How wonderful of the orchestra to support her that way.
How about Renaissance?
or, sure to please Carl,
Salzedo
Method
Lawrence
or
ala Zlatkovsky
or
Harponthese
Harptonics
MightyTone
etc.
However, if there were a manufacturer apart from the brands, perhaps I should go to them. Perhaps that is why they suggested I contact D’Addario. If they would use a different material than usual, then it might work out, I guess.
That’s actually great advice Jennifer. I actually have a neck injury and when I first started playing again I bought a light strung lever harp, it was my physio harp.
With time, as I gained strength, I found that playing gradually upset my neck less and i went to a L&H 85 E. Smaller and lighter – also lighter in tension – to my Salvi concert grand. I went over to the 85 E gradually, and still had days where I had “flair ups”
Hi Fairy,
Sounds like a frustrating situation, waiting for a harp that you suspect is not your cup of tea!
Hey Chris,
If you know someone with a triple wheel trolley (three wheels on each side of the cart) I’d borrow it and see if that helps. The wheels turn over (kind of roll) and there is much less resistance when getting them up the stairs. It’s be really hard going pulling it up stairs with a single wheel one, as you’d have to pull the full weight.
Best of luck with it.
Hi Brookster,
Yep, that 100 of yours sounds like a real corker. I agree with your estimation of the sound = warm, resonant and rich.
Dave,
I hope that people haven’t been cursing at you on the forum because of your love for Venus harps.
I haven’t hid my disgust for the screaming and the threats that Denise Krasicki uses against people who badmouth the Venus brand, and that her behavior is too over-the-top for me to consider involving myself with her company.
The very nature of the harp is for the strings to ring. The essential sound of the harp is the multiplicity of overtones produced by ringing. The ideal sound of the harp would logically be the fullest possible ringing. Somehow, the idea that a harp should not ring as much has crept into being. That might make individual notes seem clearer as there are less overtones ringing, but then there is less sound, color, projection, and less of a harp sound, more like a piano. Why play the harp if you want it to sound like something else? Adapting our music to the sound of the harp is an endless and fascinating challenge, and our techniques should be adequate to the task, rather than reduce the instrument to what I would call lower standards. It seems like a backwards kind of logic to me. Sturdier harps may last longer and need fewer repairs, but if they sound less
I am in touch with them now, but they need to know the exact dimensions to help me find the right product and source.
Hmmm…. well, my mother went out and bought a cart while I was at work. It’s not an official “harp trolley” etc..
Hey Briggs,
Interesting! Thanks for that Briggs.
I note they do not recommend that you use a trolley for any long flights of stairs. Good theory, but not always possible. I can understand the concern though, it may shudder and come off the trolley, or bump constantly on the way down and rattle the action loose……
Before I bought a trolley, I used to carry mine up
…as long as the band “goes to 11” they are fine with me.
I’ll have to get hold of November Rain, borrow a CD and have a good listen, and check the Mendelssohn connection, as it was
