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  HARP FEATURES

                          Costs a fraction of the price of equivalent all-wood harps.
                          Features nineteen strings beginning with G below middle C.
                          Sounds as good if not better than many all-wood harps.
                          Easily stored and transported due to its size and light weight.
                          Comes painted in dark shades of green, red, or purple colors. 
                          Perfect for both child and adult beginners.
                          Practical for harp classes and workshops.
                          Useful in music education pedagogy.
                          Logical/visual arrangement of strings.
                          Easy to retune to any scale or mode.
                          Well-suited for music therapy, hospice, and the healing arts.
                         
The Waring Harp is a legitimate instrument, a real harp. It is made from select hardwoods and quality materials which are more resistant to heat, cold, and dampness than all-wood harps. String materials and string spacing meet modern standards. The Waring Harp sounds as good if not better than many more expensive all-wood harps. Treat it like any musical instrument and it will last many, many years.

The corrugated soundbox is extremely durable. And because it is painted, it is resistant even to rain. If damaged, a replacement soundbox can be ordered for a nominal fee. A case will naturally help protect it.

                              Endorsements

"The harp tasting at the Somerset Harp Festival was interesting and your little harp showed up a few wooden, and much more expensive harps."
Larry Fisher, Master Harp Maker, Winnipeg, Manitoba

"The sound is much nicer than on the Mid-East harps of a similar size. It's nice and light - a perfect travel harp. Yesterday we had some family visit us, including a four-year old grand niece. She was fascinated by my harps, and I was so glad to be able to let her play one: your prototype! I sat her down on the sofa with 'her own' harp and gave her a first lesson. She loved it, and I am hoping we have started something with her....I would have been reluctant to let a four-year old play my big Dusty, and it would have been way too big for her - but your little harp was perfect!" 
Gerry Serviente, Organizer of the Somerset Harp Festival

"Everyone I have played the harp for is blown away by its sound! It's so much fun to watch their jaws drop."
Cindy-Ellen Morgan, Editor of the Harplight Journal

"The instructions in the kit are wonderfully clear and the harp was a fun and relatively easy project to complete. Now I am having fun playing it! Thanks very much. I've been wanting a folk harp for a long time but did not want to pay a pricey figure in order to determine if I enjoyed playing one. With your kit I have discovered that I do very much enjoy the harp, have a natural affinity for it, and will pursue playing."
Melanie Crowley, San Jose, CA

                        Waring Harp Kit

                                                  Harp Kit Construction

The only items necessary for building the easy to assemble harp kit are glue and a screwdriver. There are two basic parts of the Waring Harp: the frame that defines the triangular shape of the harp, and the soundbox for resonance. The frame is comprised of the string rib, pillar, and neck. Nineteen strings allow for over a two-octave range, enough to accommodate the playing of most any song. Zither pins (with tuning wrench) will provide tension for tuning the nylon strings.

Kit Contents

Clear, step-by-step instructions
A three-piece hardwood framework 
High quality, eco-friendly fiberboard soundbox
Screws and clamping bands for assembly are provided
Zither pins and tuning wrench
One full set of high quality nylon harp strings 

Assemble Your Own Harp_$129.99