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King David playing the harp. Stained glass by P. von
Andlau - late 15th century. Wurtemburg museum at Stuttgart |
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Es: Arpa, Fr: Harpe, De:
Harfe, Harpe, Br: Telenn, Ca: Arpa, Cs: Harfa,
Da: Harpe, Eo: Harpo, Eu: Harpa, Fi: Harppu, Gl:
Arpa, Hu: Hárfa, It: Arpa, Nl: Harp, No: Harpe,
Pl: Harfa, Pt: Harpa, Sv: Harpa, Tr: Arp
The harp is one of the most ancient types of stringed instruments. It was
important in pre-Christian cultures and still survives today in many forms
all over the world.
In the Middle Ages strings were made from twisted animal gut (usually
from sheep), although horse hair and even silk were used as well. From the
9th century onwards gut strung harps were used right across Europe from
Wales and Scotland to Italy and Hungary. The early wire strung clarsach
first appeared during the 10th-12th centuries and became the principal
stringed instrument of Ireland and Scotland.
Since tuning was diatonic, only one mode could be used at a time.
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RWC Minster Lovell Harp Kit
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RWC Harp
The Renaissance Workshop Company lap harps draw its inspiration from
historical sources but essentially they have been designed for quality of
tone, ease of playing and ease of construction.
There are two versions of harps with 22 and 17 strings respectively, each
one of them in several versions.
Minster Lovell is a village about 4.0 km west of Witney in Oxfordshire
(UK) and is home to the historic ruins of Minster Lovell Hall. It gives name
to a lap harp with features taken from several historic sources, designed
for ease of playing with or without semitone keys.
In our Diatonic 'Minster Lovell' Harp, the pillar is steamed and
bent from solid beech and the harmonic curve is cut from a matching piece.
Specially selected lime is used to make up the rectangular soundbox.
The harp is fitted with traditional tuning pins and 22 gut strings tuned
diatonically G - a'' making it suitable for most early music.
Included as standard are a spare set of top strings and a tuning lever.
Our Chromatic 'Minster Lovell' Harp has the same quality materials
and design but is fitted with traditional brass 'flag' action semitone
levers. It is tuned G - a'' suitable for most early music and with the
addition of the semitone levers can quickly be changed to any key.
The 'Weekender' Harp is a medieval style lap harp of 17 strings
with a range a little over 2 octaves a - c''. You can choose nylon or
gut strings.
Each instrument is entirely hand built to special
order in our own workshops in Toledo
(Spain) and comes with 12 months warranty.
A padded case is available as an optional extra if
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RWC Lap Harp Kit |
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Harp Kit
The same instruments are offered in kit form for home assembly.
The price includes the license to build one
instrument for private use.
Construction of our 'Minster Lovell' Harp is straightforward and
we can recommend the kit for anyone wishing to build a traditional harp for
the first time.
The pillar is supplied pre-bent from solid beech and the harmonic curve
is cut to match. Selected lime is supplied thicknessed and cut to size for
the simple rectangular soundbox.
A tuning lever, 22 traditional style tuning pins and a set of gut strings
complete the kit.
The Semitone Keys Kit is supplementary to the 'Minster Lovell'
harp kit and contains 22 'flag' style semitone levers in die cast brass, a
hole template and fitting instructions. It is easier to fit the semitone
levers during the initial construction of the instrument rather than after
the tuning pins and strings have been fitted.
The 'Weekender' Harp kit is one of a range 'Weekender' kits which
have been designed for ease of assembly, practicality and economy. They are
enjoyable to build and can be finished, as the name implies, in a weekend or
two. All the parts supplied are cut to size from English sycamore, beech or
laminated birch, ready for final assembly. You can choose nylon or
gut strings.
A fully dimensioned plan and instruction manual
take the builder through the construction of the instrument in a clear and
concise manner, with 'step by step' photographs further illustrating each
stage.
All the kits Include free access to our customer
'Helpline' should you need any advice on construction, setting-up or
playing. |
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RWC Lap Harp Kit |
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Harp Plan
You can make the same instruments from scratch, following detailed
step-by-step instructions through the construction process in a clear
and concise manner.
A fully dimensioned plan and a set of photographs
illustrates each stage.
The price includes the license to build one
instrument for private use. |
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| [1] Price,
Payment and Ordering Information Prices and Exchange rates
All published prices are exclusive of
VAT and
shipping costs.
They are shown in
RWC.
The following exchange rates are valid on
May 20th, 2013.
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1 RWC= |
1.368
GBP |
1.532
EUR |
2.076
USD |
213.1
JPY |
2.134
CAD |
2.121
AUD |
2.009
CHF |
64.84
RUB |
12.74
CNY |
19.82
ZAR |
25.56
MXN |
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In May up to
25% Off
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More Info
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Harp
- Minster Lovell, without semitone keys
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