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[aprilstarchild]

Holy Crapola!!

They make Sharpsicles with levers on B in addition to C and F, or even with all the levers.

o_0

Yay!!!

I'd probably get it with C, B, and F. Because then I can play in B flat!! It's not worth the expense to me (yet) to get the full levers... I'll wait for when I get a bigger nicer harp, to get one with the full set.

Goddamnit. I don't need another hobby. But yet, I drool all over harps. Well, not literally, but you guys know. Those of you who have seen me play...or just heard me rant and rave enough.

Do I want to try to play the harp while in Aurora? And bellydancing?

If I'm not actively taking lessons (no way I can afford that right now) it'll just be something to have around and futz with and less pressure than if I had to show up at someone's house every couple of weeks. Sharpsicles rent for about $35 a month, with the extra levers maybe $40....gah.

I want a harp!

Comments

Hmmmm.

[attackdesire.livejournal.com]

You might be interested in my lap harp - it is full size - basically a short upright, and has sharping levers on every string. I would be willing to rent it out, and to beat what other offers you find. Interested?

Re: Hmmmm.

[aprilstarchild.livejournal.com]

Is it made out of rosewood with celtic knotwork on the side? THey're made in Pakistan and are almost universally awful. If it's not one of those I'd be interested in taking a peek.

Define "full size short upright." How many strings are we talking about?

*chuckle*

[attackdesire.livejournal.com]

I don't buy lousy instruments. I believe the wood is bird's-eye maple. I'm having trouble finding a maker's mark, so I'm checking for it's papers - the receipt from the store. If I'm reading the words correctly, the maker is "Thormahler" or "Jhonmahler" or "Jhormahler" - I have a lot of trouble reading this style of writing, but as I keep this with the instrument, you can see for yourself. To my understanding, the maker is from the North West, and from some harpists' reaction, he's very well known - once again, you'll have to see for your self.

"Full size short" (sorry about the 'upright' - I've had pianos on the brain, lately) is not an official classification. It's short because it's a lap harp - 22 strings, which is 2 octaves, G to G. By "full size", I mean that the distance between the strings is the standard for classical harps - greater distance than with most lap harps. Imagine that you can see the benefit of this. :) Come over to see it - I'll even tune it for you and replace the high E. Interested?

Re: *chuckle*

[aprilstarchild.livejournal.com]

Thormahlen?

*is confused*

Last I checked, Thormahlen didn't make lap harps, just the huge ones, although possibly they used to. They're an excellent company.

I'm not in any state to look right now, but I am most definitely interested now. *lol*