If
you’ve read my early posts, you know that my home felt a little empty without
my old piano. I’m preparing to move and
consequently downsizing. I was anxiously
awaiting my harps arrival, thinking it would be in a day or so, when I received
notification that it was here!
The
harp came from Rees Harps, who make the Harpsicle line as well as many more
upscale and larger versions. (See this website for the custom lever harps: https://reesharps.com/rees-harps-marketplace/.) I had ordered a Sharpsicle that had a finish
that wasn’t perfect, but the savings was perfect for me! The folks at Rees harps were amazing. Even
though the harp had been finished, they added extra levers for me on the Gs and
Bs (in addition to the Fs and Cs that the Sharpsicle comes with). Based on the curriculum I was planning to
use, these were requirements for me.
Extra levers are only $11 each at the time of this writing, which is an
amazingly low price in my opinion! I
also bought the lap bar, strap, and display stand. More about those later...
The
harp was very well packed at suffered no damage in shipping. The box and the harp are very light, which I
know will be very helpful when I begin therapy down the road. Since the weather was temperate, I unboxed
the harp at the time it arrived.
However, it is important to note that if you have very hot or cold
weather outside when your harp arrives, and your home is quite a different
temperature, you should allow the harp to sit until it reaches room temperature.
At least that’s what I’ve read!
The first day she arrived (yes, this harp is definitely a lady as she has a bit of pink and is close to a champagne color), I tuned her twice. On the second day, it was three times. Yes, she went out of tune that quickly! On the third day, it was basically about 1.5 times. In the evening, I only had to adjust a couple of strings. It is now the morning of the fourth day, and I think I only turned 4 or 5 strings. All of this is normal with new harps, according to what I've read. It's a little time consuming, but it's good practice!
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