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GUEST BLOG ARTICLE WITH STEVE MOSS
We are please to welcome again harp technician and guest author Steve Moss who presents a series of informative articles to our blog about harp care. In today's article, Steve gives an abridged version of buying used, addressing that age old question, can you find a good used harp?
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"It depends on luck, timing, the number of resources you consult with, and mostly, luck again. While there are definitely some good buys out there, you'll need to do some detective work, get to know the market and educate yourself on what to look for when you look at an instrument to determine whether it's a gem or should be sent to the junk heap.
In my perfect world, only experienced harpists would get into the used harp market. People who have been around harps for a while are more able to assess a given instrument's sound and may also know better how to assess whether it has reached the point where major repairs are going to be necessary.
In reality though, it is very often beginners who look to save some money and get into harp playing on an affordable instrument. This is a perfectly logical idea, but unfortunately I've seen a few occasions when beginners bought a harp because the price was right, only to find that it was in need of major structural repairs, which ended up adding thousands of dollars to the purchase price.
So, how do you find used harps, and how do you tell whether they're worth buying or not?"
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NATIONAL COMPETITION & LH AWARDS DEADLINE: MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2013!
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LOOK LIVELY!
Applications to the National Competition and the Lyon & Healy Awards must be received by the National Competition and by Lyon & Healy in Chicago on or by April 15, 2013. You may choose to submit your application online or through the mail.
The competition, held biennially, is open to harpists up to the age of 30. Comprised of 5 divisions, the finalists perform live.
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NEWEST HARPINLA RADIO MIX:
SUMMER PLAY, THE NATIONALS 2013
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Summer Play:
The Nationals, 2013
Listen to a sampling of repertoire harpists will perform at the 2013 American Harp Society National Competition and Lyon & Healy Awards. It includes 2 radio recordings by Salzedo, as well as performances by Loman, Langlamet, de Maistre, Yu and others.
(Cover Art: "Angel's Flight, LA, 1931 by American artist, Millard Sheets)
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HAVE A HARPIN' WEEK L.A.! |
