About Harps

I am looking forward to getting a harp. The price range that we found for harps is from $300, up to $30,000! I would like to get a harp that is $350. There is some variety of kinds of harps. I will get a lap harp, (a small harp) for me. I am going to tell you about the different varieties of harps.

A Lever or Celtic Harp

There is a Celtic or classic kind of lever harp. A Celtic lever harp is almost the same as the harps made in ancient Ireland. Celtic harps have a lower voice than most harps, and are the easiest harps to play. Classic lever harps typically have the string voice like that of a small pedal harp, and is a great harp for somebody who could go on to the big pedal harps someday. A plain sort of lever harp could have a lever for each string (fully levered), or it could have some levers for some strings (partly levered). Some of the lever harps do not have levers at all, but these are not recommended for most people. Having more levers makes it easier to make it in different keys. The lever harps costs much less than the pedal harp, so most people start with a lever harp. Lever harps have from 26 up to 38 strings. More strings let you play more music.

Lap Harps

Lap harps are small lever harps. They are more portable than most harps, and you can hold them while playing them. They come in a big range of prices, and are a excellent way to get started playing the harp. Lap harps have 22 or 26 strings in the string range.

Pedal Harps

Pedal harps are the kind of harps that you find in Symphony Orchestras. They are harps that have 7 foot pedals that are used to change a whole set of a b c d e f or g keys on the harp. The strings on a pedal harp are set up with 3 little pins that are used to change the pitch of each string, which gives each string the ability to be a flat, natural, or sharp.

If you'd like to hear some music about harps, you can buy one of these CDs of harp music!

Classical Praise: Harp CD

This installment in the Classical Praise series features traditional hymns and contemporary songs of praise, exquisitely performed on the harp. Includes "Holy Ground," "You Are My Hiding Place," "In Christ Alone," and more.


Harp Country Inspirations CD

This 12 track collection features soothing harp performances of traditional hymns and country flavored songs of faith, including "Peace In the Valley," "Whispering Hope," "Walk With Me," and more.


Courtney