tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post3065376224115000990..comments2024-03-26T17:38:35.264+00:00Comments on Catherine Curzon: Marie Antoinette's HarpCatherine Curzonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-15542754625267386582014-10-02T18:19:59.606+01:002014-10-02T18:19:59.606+01:00I'm a harper - the kind who would have played ...I'm a harper - the kind who would have played while the bard recited. Harpists are the posh kind who change key with their feet and play to be heard through an orchestra. (Common as muck, moi.) Marie's harp falls somewhere between the two styles.Sue Millardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022262338933600748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-27619202432293877772014-10-02T17:13:39.235+01:002014-10-02T17:13:39.235+01:00I love the harp, such an elegant instrument. I thi...I love the harp, such an elegant instrument. I think it's fantastic that you're a harpist!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-29410829792577848102014-10-02T16:57:13.785+01:002014-10-02T16:57:13.785+01:00as a player - I've literally just stood up fro...as a player - I've literally just stood up from playing!... I too would love to hear how it would sound. <br /><br />I imagine my own harp (which is a folk instrument, a "levered" harp a little smaller than this one) would sound similarly as they are both strung with gut and will have a similar string length and tension. Modern "concert" pedal harps are larger and heavier and strung much more tightly than Marie Antoinette's pedal harp would have been.Sue Millardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022262338933600748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-61853965295864128352014-10-02T15:12:42.195+01:002014-10-02T15:12:42.195+01:00And in good condition too; I would love to hear it...And in good condition too; I would love to hear it played!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-84983058811401482112014-10-02T07:44:01.542+01:002014-10-02T07:44:01.542+01:00How wonderful that the harp survives!How wonderful that the harp survives!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12445629159912795832noreply@blogger.com