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The Brittany harp is the low headed Celtic version of the popular 22-string Eve lap harp. The main difference is the very traditional irish shape to the pillar and pinblock. It is almost impossible to see this harp and not fall in love with its delightful curves. The harp has slightly heavier strings and weighs a little more than the Eve Harp.
All Stoney End harps have a similar construction. They use solid Walnut, Cherry or Maple wood for the structural frame and pinblock. The plywood side and back panels are inserted into dado cuts in the solid corners and the base. This makes a durable and strong, yet very lightweight harp body. Their soundboards are the heart of their good sound. They use a Finnish aircraft grade 3 millimeter Birch laminate. This provides exceptional strength with low weight and allows them to make cutouts on both the bottom and top ends of the string band. This opens up the soundboard and makes it free to vibrate over its entire surface, something that thicker, stiffer, more confined soundboards cannot do. No other small harp is able to produce the good sound that theirs do. We believe that Stoney End produces harps with the best combination of good sound, and affordable price anywhere in the world today.
Specify walnut or cherry
Sanding, varnishing and putting on strings and hardware, clamping
The kit is a good option for someone who wants the experience of making their own harp, not just to try to save money.
$359.00
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