Herewith some information on Celtic Harps from my ms (unpublished) "Locksley's E-Z Irish Harp Method (revised ed.)
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WHERE TO BUY HARPS: Instrument Makers:
Tucson Folk Shop Ogham Harps
Leo Folk Harps Ballygriffin, Kenmare
415 N 4th Ave Co. Kerry, Eire
Tucson, AZ
Boulder Early Music Shop Walton's Galleries
2010 Fourteenth St 2,3,4 & 5 N Fredrick St
Boulder. CO Dublin 1, Eire
80302
Caswell Harps Triplett Harps
Box 1339 2220 Suburban Rd Suite B
Forestville, CA San Luis Obispo, CA
95436 93401
Witcher Harps Dragonwhispers
Box 1033 Box 211
Houlton, ME Mt. Laguna, CA
04730 92048
Dusty Strings John Yule
3406 Fremont Ave No. Camethy Cottage
Seattle, WA Silverburn, Penicuik
98103 Midlothian EH26 9LQ
Scotland
Antique Sound Workshop Ltd Aoyama Harp
1080 Beacon St 282 Stepstone Hill
Brookline, MA Guilford, CT
02146 06437
Salvi Daphne Hallelujah Harps
168 N Ogden Ave 1473 Acequia Barrada W.
Chicago, IL Santa Fe, New Mex.
60607 87501
Heartland Strings Hummingbird Instruments
2692 Boston Rd 212 Wayne NW
Woodville, WI Albuquerque. NM
54028 87114
Nial Imbusch Magical Strings
13 Woodlawn Dr Box 4086
Dooradoyle Seattle, WA
Limerick, Eire 98104
Markwood Clive Morley
1250 NE 5th St Goodfellows Farm
Bend, OR Filkins Nr Lechlade
97701 Gloucestershire GR7 3JG
England
James Rydecki Sandpiper Folk Harps
Box 1093 Box 29218
Meadow Vista. CA San Diego, CA
95722 92129
Two Sisters Woodsong
Box 5703 1840 Acacia Dr
Athens, OH Box 3955
45701 Estes Park, CO
80517
Wold Song
Box AD
Panorama City. CA
91412-1030
WHERE TO BUY HARP CASES:
Many of the listed manufacturers and retail oulets offer cases.
The best cases available, however, are padded "gig-bag" affairs
of nylon Cordura from:
INSTRUMENT CLOTHIERS the Tucson Folk Shop also
6326 Ranier Ave South offers a nice case, as does
Seattle, WA Lark In The Morning. See above
98118 and below for adresses.
(206) 723-9808
WHERE TO BUY HARPS: Retail outlets:
Lark In The Morning Folkcraft
PO Box 1176 Box 807
Mendocino, CA Winstead. CT
95460 06098
Folk Mote Music Grenadier Music
1034 Santa Barbara St Box 1128
Santa Barbara, CA Seneca. SC
93101 29678
Harp And Dragon In The Tradition
25 Madison St Box 223
Cortland, NY Deer Isle, ME
13045 04627
Loveland Harps Lyon & Healey
Box 1101 168 N Ogden Ave
Loveland, CO Chicago, IL
80539 60607
Pantile Press Robinson's Harp Shop
2525 Eastside Ln Box 161
Houston, TX Mt Laguna. CA
77019 92048
Paradise Music Sue Richards
556 Paradise Ln 612 E Linfield Dr
Edmunds. WA Rockville. MD
98020 20852
Sylvia Woods Harp Center The better Irish and Scots
Box 29521 import shops sometimes
Los Angeles. CA have harps available.
90029
About Harps:
FOLK HARPS
Gildas Jaffrennou; Model and Allied Publications Ltd.
1973
(how to build them yourself!)
THE IRISH AND HIGHLAND HARPS
R. B. Armstrong; Edinburgh, 1904
Facsimile edition: Praeger 1969
LCCCN: 74-96769
(sell your first-born child for this book!)
"How To Buy A Harp"
FRETS (period.) June 1989 (Vol. 11 No. 6)
20085 Stevens Creek
Cupertino, CA 95014
ANNALS OF THE IRISH HARPERS
C. Fox; Dutton
AN HISTORICAL ENQUIRY - HARP IN THE HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND
Gunn; Constable
HISTORY OF THE HARP
J. Thomas; Hutchings & Rosner
THE WELSH HARPER
J. Parry; D'Almaie & Co.
The Folk Harp Journal (Periodical)
ISFHC
4718 Maychelle Dr
Anaheim, CA 92807-3040
(714) 998-5717
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Joe Bethancourt SCA: Ioseph of Locksley
White Tree Productions OL, OP, &c
PO Box 35190 the Whyte Bard
Phoenix AZ 85069
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