Harp
Harp Guitar
We have seen Guitar and yesterday we saw about the instrument Harp. What about Harp Guitar? How many of you know about it? Sincerely, I have never heard of such an instrument. Ok, let us see what is a Harp Guitar. Harp Guitar is a guitar based stringed instrument. It has strings and fret board like a Guitar and it has also a number of additional unstopped strings which can be plucked individually. There are many variations of Harp Guitars but it is mostly identified as American Harp Guitar. A Harp Guitar generally is an Acoustic Instrument but there are Electrical Harp Guitars also. Let us watch a basic Harp Guitar Lesson. Video used for illustration only – Credit: TrueFire 00
Harp
Harp is a stringed musical instrument having a Soundboard and a number of strings running at an angle to the Soundboard. Harp is played by plucking the strings with fingers and tapping on the Soundboard. The instrument is triangular in shape and it can be played in various ways like standing or sitting. It is used in Orchestras and Concerts. Harps can be found in Iraq, Iran, Egypt, India, China, Europe and Americas. All Harps have a neck, resonator and strings. The triangular or frame Harps have a pillar at their long end to support the strings. Arch Harps and Bow Harps which are classified as Open Harps do not have the pillar. Each string produces one note. The gradation of string length from short to long corresponding to that from high to low pitch. The resonator is usually made of wood...