Post by Dick Glasgow on Jul 3, 2007 12:03:19 GMT 1
Autoharps
The Autoharp Page
The Autoharp PageMany different models of autoharps have been produced over the years, and the information given here is by no means comprehensive.
The focus of this gallery is primarily on instruments of the 19th and early 20th centuries; i.e., it more or less covers the autoharp only through the time it was intended by its producers to be played on a table.
Once autoharp manufacturers realized that players who perform with the instrument held upright had become the majority, they wisely began to accommodate them with a legion of new models.
One important design change was the tailward relocation of the chord bars.
This trend began around 1960 and has continued to the present.
Autoharps
The focus of this gallery is primarily on instruments of the 19th and early 20th centuries; i.e., it more or less covers the autoharp only through the time it was intended by its producers to be played on a table.
Once autoharp manufacturers realized that players who perform with the instrument held upright had become the majority, they wisely began to accommodate them with a legion of new models.
One important design change was the tailward relocation of the chord bars.
This trend began around 1960 and has continued to the present.
AutoharpsThe autoharp is a variation of the German zither, developed during the late 1800s. Like the zither, the autoharp is a shallow wooden-bodied box, with a number of strings of varied length and thickness stretched across it. When the strings are plucked or strummed, they produce notes over several octaves in pitch.
UK AUTOHARPS
UK AUTOHARPSThe Autoharp is a musical string instrument having a series of chord bars attached to dampers which, when depressed, mute all the strings other than those that form the desired chord. Despite its name, the autoharp is not a harp at all, but a zither. The generic term for the instrument is chorded zither.
The Autoharp - Wikipedia
The Autoharp - WikipediaThe Autoharp and Chromaharp (aka chorded zither) are exceptional instruments. They have a unique sound that when played slowly has an almost harp-like sound, but when played with full fervent strums, their sound is all their own. Most commonly used for Old-Timey music, you'll also hear the autoharp used in bluegrass, country, Celtic, folk, pop, rock, jazz and really just about every style under the sun, with the only limit being your imagination. It's the perfect instrument for the beginner who is new to music to the experienced professional.
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