[NFB-Krafters-Korner] OT: Harp video

[Tracy Carcione]

Hi Valerie.
The ukelin sounds interesting. I'll hunt it up on Youtube.

The harp is a wonderful instrument.  It's hard to make a bad sound, so even beginners sound pretty good.  
They come in a range of prices.  I think mine was around $2000, but it's been a while since I bought it.  
There's one with a cardboard soundboard that still sounds pretty good, and I think it's only a couple hundred.  And there are little ones with fancy carving, but they are really more for decoration than playing and not worth having.
Tracy


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Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 10:49 PM
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Subject: Re: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] OT: Harp video

Tracy, that video was really neat. :) Do you know if the harp is an expensive instrument to purchase? I've always loved how it sounds. Somewhat relatedly, I was recently given an instrument by my mom who thought it was a Japanese antique harp that her friend had stored away for ages. It turns out that it isn't a harp at all, but a novelty instrument called a Ukelin made sometime between the 1920's and 1950's. I'm currently trying to learn more about it. It's a 32 stringed instrument that you can strum on one side and use a violin bow on the other. It is very out of tune at the moment, but I'm looking into getting the tuning key for it. :) But yeah, I was excited to finally see and own a harp and am curious about them, but I am now intrigued in a different way because these Ukelins are somewhat rare, but they sound really beautiful when they're in tune and played by someone with skills rather than a novice beginner like me. You can find some videos about the Ukelin on youtube if you're interested. :) But yeah, I'd love to learn more about how a harp is played. They sound like such calming, peaceful instruments.
Ok, I'm done with my ramble. Take care and have a nice weekend. :)  

> On Apr 23, 2021, at 11:11 AM, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> I play with a harp group over Zoom every Monday, and we decided to make a
> video montage to hear what we'd sound like if we could all be together.
> There are 34 of us in the video.
> 
> Here's the Youtube link:
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3koRUPVvDY
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> 
> Tracy
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