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Harps 6 things you didn't know about learning the harp! 1: Encouraging: sounds beautiful from day one. 2: Easy to understand: a string for each note & you put the harp into the key you're playing. 3: Versatile: play folk, jazz, early music, classical, or even your own new style! 4: Easy to obtain: hire from us & you get the first 3 months charges back if you order a new harp. 5: We can help find you a teacher: from around 400 harp teachers countrywide! 6: Personalise your harp: choose woods, finishes, carvings or paintings. Points to consider when Starting You can hire a Harp - In fact most people hire a harp to begin with. In the early stages of the discovery of this fascinating instrument, the hire option provides an excellent opportunity to gauge which harp will suit you best - and with Pilgrim Harps, you get your first 3 months hire charges back when you buy a new Pilgrim Harp from us. Or buy - Our harps hold their value extremely well, so if you did ever wish to part-exchange or sell, you should always get a very good price. All our harps are hand made in our own workshops and come with a full structural and mechanical guarantee. So which harp will I need? This will eventually depend on the type of music you wish to play but we recommend that you avoid very lightly strung harps, especially those with nylon strings or narrow spacing. A 34 string Clarsach, Ashdown or Skylark are however, ideal. These instruments encourage good technique and are exceptional quality Celtic Harps in their own right. These harps are also the perfect base for exploring the various branches of the harp world including Pedal Harps. Why choose a Pilgrim Harp? We are a long established company, organised and run by the craftsmen so you buy directly from the maker. Each harp is a finely balanced, hand-made instrument, crafted from the very finest materials to designs refined over many years. We are fortunate to work in a beautiful, rural setting in southern England. Part of our ethos is the workshop setting, working in the main from traditional methods. No longer is it a requirement to find a large fortune to realise a harpist's ambition. An impressive network of teachers has emerged over the years and by means of rental, part-payment or part-exchange schemes, Getting started has never been so easy! |
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 34 String 'Clarsach'  34 String 'Ashdown'  34 String 'Skylarks'  47 String Pedal 'Malvern'  47 String Pedal 'Canterbury' |
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