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It has such a restful peaceful sound. How long have you been playing your harp? Do you have to wear finger protection so your fingers do not get sore from the strings? Is your harp a full-length floor type instrument?
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I've been playing about 6 years. You don't wear finger protection, but after playing for a while, you develop callouses on your fingers where they touch the strings.
When my new harp comes, I'll actually have 3 harps.
I have a 25 string lap harp, that's useful for tossing in the car or taking out to the park.
I have a 47 string concert Grande pedal harp. That's the big harp you see in orchestras. It's over 6 feet tall at the pillar and weighs 100 lbs.
The new harp, is large for a celtic harp. It's a floor harp, meaning it sits on the floor while you play it, as opposed to a lap harp. It has 40 strings, most celtic harps have 32-36 strings, and I blieve it's about 4 feet tall.
I'll definitely post pics of my new harp when it comes as well as one's of my Concert Grande so that you can get some sense of how different they are.
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