Hello group, I am not a pedal harp person but am interested generally in all old harps. I noticed you were discussing the double-strung pedal harps and so I...
I have seen the Clio with pickup installed...I think? Or am I thinking a non-blue electro accoustic? It's great that non-blue is an option. But for me...I...
Dear Evangeline, Thank you for the Email and the nice comments, Sincerely, Peter Peter S. Reis Harps Unlimited International 21 High Field Drive Burlington CT...
Hi Simon Thank you for the pictures of the double-strung harp. Very interesting indeed! I'm not sure when colored Cs and Fs came into use, but it was certainly...
I finally have secured my first full-time job with benefits after graduating college last August. I will finally have a reliable income. So after I pay off a...
I once looked at a used harp (L&H I think) and it still had some green and perhaps purple strings on it. I remember reading that this was done sometime in the...
Hi there, <much snippage> ... PLEASE, do not think that, even for something as late as a pre1880 Gothic, that you will be able to move onto it without some...
Perhaps my faulty technique would finally be beneficial! I was trained Salzedo. Developed tendonitis in college, but after changing teachers again the ...
OK, I was just trying to offer insight gained from the last 20 years or so of playing harps built pre 1827... It is nothing to do with 'faulty' or any such...
I didn't mean faulty as in bad...more that my technique isn't as strict Salzedo as my teacher would prefer. And that perhaps switching between somewhat lower...
Some thoughts about antique pedal harps: Though "sturdy" and "antique pedal harp" are almost mutually exclusive terms, a properly restored antique can be a...
In a message dated 3/12/2005 4:02:19 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... I have always noticed my celtic harp was easier on my hands to play. Most of the time now...
... Generally those harps built on Erard or earlier designs are considered "antique" pedal harps, though some were made well into the 20th century. A Lyon &...
I was curious...I recently came across a notation in a harp book saying that Benjamin Franklin played the harp (as an amature). I also remember that John ...
Mrs Quincy Adams was painted playing what looks from its decoration to be a small Paris Erard Fourchette action. It is still in some costume museum somewhere...
I don't know about Franklin, but there is a portrait of Mrs. John Quincy Adams in the Smithsonian that shows her playing a harp that is either an Erard Ram's...
Hi Howard, yup, that's the portrait I was on about (Charles Bird King, c. 1824)... but it is a small instrument... about the not much taller than the seated...
Dear Blue Harp Diva, We carry new Camac harps, including the 44 string Clio. If you are over 5'7", I would hesitate getting a small harp, however, as you might...
In a message dated 3/13/2005 11:06:23 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... I am curious, what is the pear finish like? I didn't see it on Camac's website [Non-text...
oops! sorry to have sent that to the whole group In a message dated 3/13/2005 11:33:41 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... [Non-text portions of this message have...
oops! sorry to have sent that to the whole group No problem :-) Ben ... From: blueharpdiva@... To: AntiquePedalHarps@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March...
I think anything you cared to put on a boat from Europe would have been available to the wealthy.. At least one of the harps played by first lady (I think...
It is a new finish that Camac has developed. It is a like a deeper, richer, more honeylike natural maple. We have several in stock of all models. Peter Peter...
hi there, I think i just loaded some pics of my harp. At least i hope i did.....hehe. This harp was redone in the 30s. All the carvings are gone and newer ...
Hello Paul I am back from my travels. I wrote to Godfrey Sellars regarding the Meyer (or Mayer I don't know Which yet!) family, but have had no reply. A friend...
I've just been looking (and drooling) at the pictures of your harp. How did you come into possession of it ? When you came into possession of it, was there ...
hi chris, I bought this harp on ebay last year. It was in phili. All i know about the harp is what was on the shipping crate. From what i can tell it came from...
