Harp Music Now

"So much great music...

... but so little time to memorize." Over the years, as your repertoire grows, so does the size of the gig book. Is this fate inevitable or is there another way? How can technology lighten the harpist's load, even just a little?

A few years ago, online sheet music made shipping unecessary. You could purchase a piece of music on the internet and send it to your printer. You were buying a copy of the sheet music, but not the digital file. Being printed on paper, that copy may have allowed you to begin practicing immediately, but also contributed to the growth of your expansive music binder.

Exotic Lyptus Wood

This is an absolutely beautiful stave back harp with a full set of Truitt levers. It surrounds the player with a round, full-bodied, and well articulated sound, and its generous depth, power, and responsiveness make playing seem effortless. This particular harp has proven itself in both live performances and the recording studio.

The sides and back of the soundbox consist of five facets of book-matched wood. This design puts a flat facet, rather than a corner, against the player's shoulder, which some find more comfortable and which makes it easier to reach the lower strings. This soundbox shape, as opposed to a rectangular soundbox, gives an overall rounder sound, with a slightly fuller bass voice.

Lyptus is an environmentally friendly alternative to harvesting old growth wood. Grown in Brazil, it is a hybrid of two species of Eucalyptus and can be harvested in only 15 years. With properties similar to hard wood, it is harder than oak. It is most often compared to maple, but does not have spots of knurled grain that would make it prone to tearout.

To buy this harp contact Virginia Harp Center (804) 378-3761

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