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Different
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Harp What is the difference between a Pedal Harp, a Folk Harp, a Celtic Harp and a Non-Pedal Harp? The Celtic Harp, Folk Harp & the Non-Pedal Harp are essentially all the same thing! They have between 20 and 40 strings, with 34 being the most usual. They are tuned into a basic key, such as C or E flat. They have small levers or cams to change the key of the instrument. You can change some of these levers too, while you are playing. These harps are used as trainers before going on to play a Concert Harp, but they are also instruments in their own right, and are used by professionals all over the world. Click here to see harpist and arranger Mark Harmer playing his Clarsach on You Tube The Pedal Harp or Concert Harp has usually between 41 and 47 strings, with 7 pedals around the base of the instrument. These pedals change the note of each string so that you can play in any key, and change the key of the instrument while you are playing. Click here to see world famous jazz harpist Deborah Henson Conant playing her Progress Harp with Benny Green on You Tube  34 String Non-pedal 'Ashdown' |
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 34 String Non-pedal 'Clarsach'  47 String Concert Pedal Harp 'Aldeburgh' |
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