The
Caswell Rhiannon 36
Caswell Harps are made by Chris Caswell Harp Maker in the USA These harps are the culmination of over thirty years of harp making. They represent both the traditional and the innovative.
De La Cour Sharping Levers are a new lever from France. Caswell Harps is the first to use these fine cam-style flip-up levers. They capture the string in a manner similar to pedal harps, by rotating a pair of pins into the string. This leaves the string in its original alignment (an innovation by one of my heroes, Sebastian Erard).
Rhiannon 36 - £3,300 (including
VAT)
Includes: tuning key and a full
set of De La Cour Levers
Try The Caswell Rhiannon 36 Harp
at:
The Little Welsh Shop, Derby or
The Little Welsh Shop @ Pianos Cymru - Porthmadog
Click headings below for further info or to buy
| Specification | |
| Height: | Height: 59” & 60” (Celtic/Classic) |
| Extreme width: | Breadth: 28” & 29” (Celtic/Classic) |
| Sound board width: | Max Soundboard Width: 18.5” |
| Strings: | C2 to c3, 36 Nylon Strings |
| Weight: | ± 22lbs |
| Finishes: | Eastern/English Walnut - This is a noble wood, increasingly hard to get in the needed sizes. It has a warm rich sound with good bass and highs. It has a gorgeous appearance, sometimes figured, ranging from a chocolate, to a dark creamy, to almost a purple brown. Hard/Rock Maple - The classic instrument wood. Heavy and very strong, it is easily available. It has a fine response across the entire audio spectrum. It can be worked a bit thinner due to it's strength, but still tends to produce a heavier harp. It can also be almost too bright sometimes. It has a very pale appearance with brilliant highlights and occasional darker streaks. I use only figured pieces, usually flamed. Jatoba/Brazillian
Cherry - I don't know why other
instrument makers haven't tumbled to this wood. It's
beginning to be sustainably produced (mainly as a flooring),
so I feel I can use it now. It is similar to Bubinga, but
redder and better sounding. It has a creamy even texture
with occasional figure. Its sound is somewhat in between
maple and rosewood bright and rich. |
| Options: | Covers & accessories available |
| Extras: | Hire purchase and hire schemes |
| Features | Full Set of De La Cour Levers Classic String Spacing Medium-High String Tension Compound Soundboard™ |
| New Harp Show Room now open in Derbyshire!! Beautiful rural setting in the foothills of the Peak District, direct access from A52, plenty of car parking, our showroom is exclusively open by appointment. We want to give you enough time and personal attention to make a well considered decision at a time convenient you. You can also arrange appointments to view harps with our trained harpists at our centres in Fairford (Glos) and Porthmadog (N Wales) contact Helen for further details. |
| Rhiannon 36 - £3,300 (including
VAT) Includes: tuning key and a full set of De La Cour Levers |
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 De
La Cour Sharping Levers are a new lever from France. Caswell
Harps is the first to use these fine cam-style flip-up levers.
They capture the string in a manner similar to pedal harps,
by rotating a pair of pins into the string. This leaves the
string in its original alignment (an innovation by one of my
heroes, Sebastian Erard). |
Hard/Rock Maple - The classic instrument wood. Heavy and very strong, it is easily available. It has a fine response across the entire audio spectrum. It can be worked a bit thinner due to it's strength, but still tends to produce a heavier harp. It can also be almost too bright sometimes. It has a very pale appearance with brilliant highlights and occasional darker streaks. I use only figured pieces, usually flamed. Jatoba/Brazillian Cherry - I don't know why other instrument makers haven't tumbled to this wood. It's beginning to be sustainably produced (mainly as a flooring), so I feel I can use it now. It is similar to Bubinga, but redder and better sounding. It has a creamy even texture with occasional figure. Its sound is somewhat in between maple and rosewood bright and rich.
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Eastern/English
Walnut - This is a noble wood, increasingly hard
to get in the needed sizes. It has a warm rich sound with
good bass and highs. It has a gorgeous appearance, sometimes
figured, ranging from a chocolate, to a dark creamy, to
almost a purple brown.