This *Viva String* seems mostly to be abuot cellos and violins and things so i thought i'd give the harp a little *shout out*!! Haha

Anyone else play?

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Yup, Clarsach - badly!

I play the pedal harp and am trying my Grade 6 on Wednesday!

Good luck

Yes, we should make this the offical thread
What type of harp(s) do you have?

Peter Brough 34 string clarsach.

18th birthday gift from most of my family

I don't do it justice

How much do Harps cost? [Stupidly vague question, I apologise].

Between £150 and £20,000+ (approx.)

Vague enough answer?

Depends what you want and how much you're willing to spend.

You can buy a Harpsicle for about $300.

A concert grand could set you back £20 grand or maybe more... I once played on a harp that was worth about £20K and that was about 15 years ago - you do the maths!

I'll give you 50p for one.

I have a Pilgrim Clarsach, 34 string maple with some nice knot work down the front. It cost me about £2200 brand new, with the bag. It's a beauty, sounds lovely. However, my tutor recently acquired an Eos:

http://www.telynauteifi.co.uk/eos_celtic_harp.shtml

These are about £200 cheaper, but are a lot heavier. However, it does sound incredible, especially when played by a professional harpist. I'm very tempted to trade my pilgrim in against one.

I play a black Salvi Symphony. Salvi don't make this model anymore, but a similar model would be over £10,000 new.

I have a Pilgrim clarsach too. I tried out the Eos at the Edinburgh International Harp Festival and was incredibly impressed with it, not sure if I'd trade though...



You lucky thing!

Wow, harps are certainly an expensive inverstment. Are they worth it?

I think they are...They are really beautiful looking and most importantly sounding instruments!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARvX5J5WTvE

^^^That's me^^^ playing a welsh song...badly!! hehee





OOOh a black one! I love Salvi harps! what size is it?

How old are you?

It's a semi-grand, 5,10" tall.

What is your harp?

Erm it's a 42 stirnged one, that's one size smaller than a concert grand isn't it?



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15 in june!

I play folk harp, I have a 30 string (I think) table harp which I love to pieces. Haven't been playing that long, really lacking in time, but I love playing when I get the chance, especially playing with other people.

Oh God, I'll hold back from telling you how attractive that is then.

Lucky you My 13 year old daughter would LOVE LOVE LOVE to have a Peter Brough clarsach. She's tried them at the Edinburgh Harp Festival. A few years ago we were on holiday in Devon and arranged to go to his house and see harps there. An amazing place, set on a remote hillside. After looking at harps we all went out into the garden and sat in the sun chatting, sitting on the grass in the middle of a double ring of rowan trees. A very elemental feel to that garden - I remember that and our wandering conversation more than the harps!

Since then we're saving, but since she already has a perfectly good Pilgrim clarsach, and many other claims on limited cash, it'll probably have to be the 18th birthday present!

Suzukimom.

It's a semi-grand, 5,10" tall.

What is your harp?
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Erm it's a 42 stirnged one, that's one size smaller than a concert grand isn't it?
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Hmm, I think you'd call your's a student harp.

(mine has 46 strings, one less than the grand concert harps)

Incidentally, I've just arrived home after doing my grade 6 harp exam. I think it went o.k, one or two slips on the pieces though.
(I'm about to post a thread about it on the Adult learners.)

Yes, very lucky! It's a beautiful instrument and it's a great shame I am so rubbish at it.

It's Brough harp number 18 and is just over 10 years old, now worth about twice as much at least as it was bought for

I just thought you might be interested in these.

They are recordings I did for a welsh t.v music programme; the first one was done a couple of years ago when I had my Salvi Orchestra and the other two were done a couple of weeks ago with my Salvi Symphony.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl5WCc_IRBA


http://bandit247.com/perl/bandit247.pl?rm=av;a=55;vt=239;


http://bandit247.com/perl/bandit247.pl?rm=av;a=55;vt=240;

The second two won't load but in bursts and I can't pause it to let it load up properly! but just listening to and enjoying the first

The second two won't load for me either, demands I instal some software or other. However, the Youtube clip is fantastic!!

Is everyone coming to Cardiff in June/July for the European Harp Symposium going on in and around the Wales Millenium Centre?

http://www.europeanharpsymposium.eu/


The free gig in the foyer, 100 harps all playing at once, sounds incredible.

As for me personally, I have been sorely tempted today to ditch my Pilgrim Clarsach for a 47 string pedal harp. Man, the sound is incredible! Quite a difference, even with my weedy playing. The main problem is justifying to my parter that we need a £10k harp in the house.

Just got my harp result; passed with 126.

Well Done!!!