CBSO MusicBox Harp Factsheet (Ep3)
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Harp Factsheet Strings Harps can have anything from 9 strings to 47 strings! Pedals Concert Harps have 7 pedals to change the pitch of the strings. Soundboard The strings attach here and this board vibrates when each string is played, allowing it to sound. Column Typically clocks in at 1.8m or 6 feet! Tuning Pins These little pins hold the end of the strings, and the disks below are controlled by the pedals and change the pitch of the strings.
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Harp Factsheet
Strings Harps can have anything from 9
strings to 47 strings!
Pedals Concert Harps
have 7 pedals to change the pitch of
the strings.
Soundboard The strings attach here and this board vibrates
when each string is played, allowing it to sound.
Column Typically clocks in at 1.8m or 6
feet!
Tuning Pins These little pins hold the
end of the strings, and the disks below are
controlled by the pedals and change the pitch of
the strings.
FUN FACTS
The word ‘harp’ comes from German, Anglo Saxon and Old Norse
words meaning ‘to pluck’. 👌
It’s one of the oldest instruments in the world - there are ancient
Egyptian tombs that have paintings of people playing the harp. 🐫
The Harp is also the national instrument of Wales and has an unbroken
line of harpists stretching back to the 11th century. 🏴
The world’s largest Harp Ensemble comprised of 420 harpists in a
festival in Paraguay in 2013! 👀
Did you know that Charles the Prince of Wales has his own Official
Harpist? 👑
The ‘Earth Harp’ currently holds the Guinness World Record for World’s
Longest Stringed Instrument, at a length of 291m (957 ft). 📏
Don’t be fooled by these instruments which aren’t actually harps: the Blues Harp and Jew’s Harp are played with the mouth, and the Aeolian
Harp is played by the wind. 🌬
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