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Learn more about the Prelude 40 on Lyon & Healy website. Price does not include international transport. The Prelude harp comes with a tuning key, dust cover and a 3 year manufacturer's limited warranty. The Prelude is available in three finishes, which are generally available in store: The extended range of gut strings have the same tension and spacing as a pedal harp, making this lever harp an ideal choice for anyone who enjoys the look and feel of a classical harp.
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All pieces complement the elegant lines of its graceful base and delicately fluted column, plus they allow you to customize the look of your Prelude 40 to your individual taste. The Lyon & Healy Prelude 40 is loved by professional harpists and harp teachers alike and serves as an excellent student harp. Included with the new Prelude 40 are a scalloped bronze-finished crown and matching claw feet, as well as a classically turned wooden crown and stylized feet. They are known throughout the world for their hand-crafted pedal and lever harp. With 40 strings to accommodate a larger range of music, the artistically styled Prelude 40 lever harp features string spacing and tension similar to a traditional Lyon & Healy pedal harp. The original Lyon & Healy brand, based in the United States, currently has 125 years of harpmaking experience. If low price is your main goal these may also be of interest.40 strings harp - gut Lyon & Healy Prelude harpĭesigned with the performing harpist in mind, this romantic classic is crafted with a decorated Sitka Spruce soundboard for a rich, powerful tone. These harps were popular with Suzuki teachers and others that taught young children and did not rely on extensive use of levers right away. It’s priced at 189,000 and comes with an extended 10-year limited warranty. The tone with the levers engaged is not great The harp comes with a unique miniature etching of a Lyon & Healy concert grand action plate design on the inside of the soundboard, a richly engraved, previously retired front action plate as well as an engraved backplate, and a transport cover set. The levers can be removed from the harp, placed on a block, and hit with a hammer to tighten them. Thus, it is touted as the most expensive harp of. This new Salvi Anniversary Harp comes with mother of pearl inlays and perches at 95,000. One of its most costly harps is the Salvi Anniversary Harp.
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The handle is held to the lever with a rivet that can become loose and flop down. The Salvi Harps perfected the harp’s mechanics and sound, and as such, the harps it produces are expensive. The levers have a sharp edge that can shave the string as the lever is flipped up. The sound is not particularly good and the levers have earned a bad reputation over the years. Every time a major change was made to the instruments the number was changed. According to the Lyon & Healy website: 'The Silhouette is an electric lever. The crown’s scalloped edges floral engravings and brilliant sheen are a grand embellishment. The Silhouette is a lever harp manufactured by American harp maker Lyon & Healy. This model was conceived as a training instrument for pedal harp students. Add a touch of royalty to your Lyon & Healy carved harp such as the Style 23, Style 17, Style 15 or Chicago CGX with this majestic 23+ karat gold-plated crown. Lyon & Healy West, located in Salt Lake City, carries an unmatched selection of harp music, recordings, strings and accessories, which can be seen and ordered v. The Lyon & Healy name went on to become synonamous with the finest concert harps ever built. Harps by Lyon & Healy were known to be durable and stable in harsh climates, unlike the more delicate harps built in European countries.
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I have several of these harps from the 1960s priced at $1200 each. Lyon & Healy began building harps in 1889 and quickly became the most successful builder of concert harps in the world. Restrung in Concert Gauge nylon and regulated best possible. Lowest note C two octaves below middle C.