minstrel: Plans for an early harp, and Hello!

[yarrowp at mscd.edu]

Failte, Fionnagan.

With regards to your search for a historical harp, may I highly recommend 
to you Lynn Lewandowski?  She specializes in just the sort of harp you 
need:  small, tightly strung, based on surviving instruments, with careful 
attention to detail and woodworking.  I own two of her wirestrung models, 
and several members of my household have been playing her harps (both 
wirestrung and gothic) for about twenty years now.

I don't know if this is current, but a recent address:
Lynn Lewandowski
67 Main St.
Brattleboro, Vt. 05301

802-257-4032

I'm not aware of a kit that would yield the sort of harp you seek, though 
MusicMakers has a good reputation:
http://www.musikit.com/harps.htm will get you their harp page.

Might I suggest that, given your name, a wire harp may be more appropriate 
to your persona?  I'd be happy to discuss the merits of wire vs. gut vs. 
nylon with you, either via list or private email.

Vivien
yarrowp at mscd.edu
http://clem.mscd.edu/~yarrowp/ 


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