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40-string – Prelude or Ana?
Hi there! I’m thinking of upgrading to a 40-string harp from Fullsicle both for myself (self-learning) and for my daughter (taking proper harp lessons). Daughter’s harp teacher recommended Salvi Ana and Lyon & Healy Prelude. Any thoughts of which one to get?
Thanks a lot!
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I have owned the Ana for several years. I purchased it because it has the sound quality of a larger harp in a smaller package. I have not been sorry! It is a fine instrument!
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Check the height of the levers on either harp to see if your daughter or yourself can reach them all.
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Hi Hazel! Not sure if you’ve gone ahead with your purchase yet, but I would also consider the larger harps from Marini. They have some surprisingly large lever harps, and in my personal experience when I played their large harps I felt that the sound is much bigger than the Ana or the Prelude. I was blown away by the full bass sound, and how it fills the room! It’s worth considering 😊 https://www.marinimadeharps.com/
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Hi, Hazel, I don’t know if you have already purchased your harp. Now, I have similar suggestion as you have got. I had SALVI Ana for many many years, second hand, build in the 90′ and I even could give it as an exchange to a pedal harp from SALVI Daphne 40. A harf builder said: the Ana has such a great sound and still in good condition, so he will give it to music student, who’s got not enough budget to buy a or rent a harp….. I can say, I have been very very satisfied with the Ana from Salvi. I also loved the full levering included in the price, YEAH. – But the BEST way to find out, rent those harps if you can for a month or so to try them out at your home. Then you will find out, wich model you love most. I did that with the pedal harp and I never regreted it. I own now, a pedal harp SALVI Daphne 40, and a full Lever Harp from a harp builder of my choice (wood, weight, strings , levers, ecetera).💞👌 Good Luck!!!
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