19-string Irish Harp, an elegantly crafted instrument made from selected rosewoods, with ornate carved body. Maybe a better gift for kids instead of phones and games consoles...
Pitch range: 1 1/2 octaves from F4
Construction: Solid Rosewood engraved
Sound Hole: Treble and Bass sound hole for clarity of sound
Dimensions at widest points: 515 (H) x 320 (W) x 120 (D) mm
Comes complete with spare strings and tuning key
Top comments
Mecoconuts
11 Dec 159#8
If somebody said whats the one thing you've never ever seen on HUKD it's this ...LOL
tbtower
11 Dec 155#1
Perfect for the guiness enthusiast in your life this festive season.
JamesSmith to spasguidedogs
11 Dec 153#11
So many other factors to consider besides how hard it is to play..
A harp, you can just pluck randomly more or less and it will make pleasing sounds (depending on quality of the harp).. but to play properly?? Mmm not so sure.
As a guitar player I'd recommend the guitar it's more versatile, practical, and there's plenty more materials to help you learn how play eg youtube and song books. You'll likely be more inclined to pick it up again, whereas unless you've got a purpose the harp is a bit more novelty.
The Yamaha F310 is a popular acoustic beginners guitar. Anything cheaper is likely a false economy. I'd recommend that and a good starter song book. A classic style may be less work for your fingers initially, and slightly closer to a harp in sound.
Latest comments (29)
kristoff
11 Dec 15#29
Beautiful instrument. Voted.
randomdeal
11 Dec 15#28
Always harping on about it?
allanamia
11 Dec 15#27
This is a lap harp, not that easy to learn. You'll require lessons.
I 've played the harp since 10 years old :smiley:
JamesSmith
11 Dec 151#26
A popular auction site. :wink:
Search on 'harp' you'll find them.
ttsm
11 Dec 15#10
No thanks. I've already got a harp. She's out shopping atm.
norfolkbroadslim to ttsm
11 Dec 15#25
Does your's go on and on and on too?
bleachershane
11 Dec 15#24
Where do you get those from? I like the look of it.
Jenzer
11 Dec 15#23
Noooo, I got a ukulele last Christmas. Must resist buying another instrument I can't play!! :confused:
billysally208
11 Dec 15#22
Yea - but at least perverts will not be able to contact them and groom them for other things and they won't become brain dead from the gore and violence
u0421793
11 Dec 15#21
During the new year, people will be relaxing, reminiscing of the old days, better times, lost opportunities, happy occasions and the way things could have been.
You owe it to yourself to perform the incidental music for those memory flashbacks.
jacksamthompson
11 Dec 15#20
Didn't need one of these. But at that price I'll bite. Voted hot.
stringsonfire
11 Dec 15#16
What's the harp market like then? Is this a good price for a store-brand instrument?
JamesSmith to stringsonfire
11 Dec 15#19
I'm wondering what the quality will be like.
Having had a quick sniff around used professional instruments come in at £2-4k.
Also - strings. That's a lot to tune compared to a guitar. How often do they need replacing, are they easy to come by and how much do they cost. Will a cheap instrument hold it's tune? A complete starter will want to budget for an instrument tuner.
These look quite fun for around £50.
DealsBlade
11 Dec 15#18
rdbradshaw
11 Dec 15#17
Guinness comes to mind .
freccle
11 Dec 151#15
Please please, nobody buy this (or a recorder or a violin) for my kids
dunc360
11 Dec 15#14
We have a harp at home (for my other half) and I have an acoustic guitar.
As stated already, finding the learning resources for the harp has proved difficult for my Mrs and I have had no troubles finding tabs and learning guides in music shops and online. Even when looking for proper lessons we've had no issues with the guitar.
As for the harp, we live just outside greater London and we don't appear to have any local harp teachers.
Gorgeous instrument though and a good price considering what you're getting.
Mecoconuts
11 Dec 159#8
If somebody said whats the one thing you've never ever seen on HUKD it's this ...LOL
JamesSmith to Mecoconuts
11 Dec 151#13
Harps have been posted on here before. :smile:
I've yet to see an Oud.
JamesSmith
11 Dec 151#12
Just to clarify the Yamaha is a steel strung acoustic, not a classic nylon string guitar.
spasguidedogs
11 Dec 15#4
is this harder than the guitar to play. Looking to learn an instrument to play. This looks fab
JamesSmith to spasguidedogs
11 Dec 153#11
So many other factors to consider besides how hard it is to play..
A harp, you can just pluck randomly more or less and it will make pleasing sounds (depending on quality of the harp).. but to play properly?? Mmm not so sure.
As a guitar player I'd recommend the guitar it's more versatile, practical, and there's plenty more materials to help you learn how play eg youtube and song books. You'll likely be more inclined to pick it up again, whereas unless you've got a purpose the harp is a bit more novelty.
The Yamaha F310 is a popular acoustic beginners guitar. Anything cheaper is likely a false economy. I'd recommend that and a good starter song book. A classic style may be less work for your fingers initially, and slightly closer to a harp in sound.
Opening post
Pitch range: 1 1/2 octaves from F4
Construction: Solid Rosewood engraved
Sound Hole: Treble and Bass sound hole for clarity of sound
Dimensions at widest points: 515 (H) x 320 (W) x 120 (D) mm
Comes complete with spare strings and tuning key
Top comments
A harp, you can just pluck randomly more or less and it will make pleasing sounds (depending on quality of the harp).. but to play properly?? Mmm not so sure.
As a guitar player I'd recommend the guitar it's more versatile, practical, and there's plenty more materials to help you learn how play eg youtube and song books. You'll likely be more inclined to pick it up again, whereas unless you've got a purpose the harp is a bit more novelty.
The Yamaha F310 is a popular acoustic beginners guitar. Anything cheaper is likely a false economy. I'd recommend that and a good starter song book. A classic style may be less work for your fingers initially, and slightly closer to a harp in sound.
Latest comments (29)
I 've played the harp since 10 years old :smiley:
Search on 'harp' you'll find them.
You owe it to yourself to perform the incidental music for those memory flashbacks.
Having had a quick sniff around used professional instruments come in at £2-4k.
Also - strings. That's a lot to tune compared to a guitar. How often do they need replacing, are they easy to come by and how much do they cost. Will a cheap instrument hold it's tune? A complete starter will want to budget for an instrument tuner.
These look quite fun for around £50.
As stated already, finding the learning resources for the harp has proved difficult for my Mrs and I have had no troubles finding tabs and learning guides in music shops and online. Even when looking for proper lessons we've had no issues with the guitar.
As for the harp, we live just outside greater London and we don't appear to have any local harp teachers.
Gorgeous instrument though and a good price considering what you're getting.
I've yet to see an Oud.
A harp, you can just pluck randomly more or less and it will make pleasing sounds (depending on quality of the harp).. but to play properly?? Mmm not so sure.
As a guitar player I'd recommend the guitar it's more versatile, practical, and there's plenty more materials to help you learn how play eg youtube and song books. You'll likely be more inclined to pick it up again, whereas unless you've got a purpose the harp is a bit more novelty.
The Yamaha F310 is a popular acoustic beginners guitar. Anything cheaper is likely a false economy. I'd recommend that and a good starter song book. A classic style may be less work for your fingers initially, and slightly closer to a harp in sound.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGU2PE0ImzI
Wish I could play one.