Hi Tara,
Sorry it has taken so long for me to reply… I don’t check the site often.
I got my Music Maker harp at too good a deal, as well. We had gone just to visit and see what kinds of used harps they might have, and there were 3! This was the largest they had and with full levers, so my hsuband encouraged me to get this one.
I had a Regency harp made from one of their kits previously, but had to return it to the maker for repairs, and he didn’t want me to take it back (he made it of oak, and it kept cracking). I had missed having a harp, so we thought to try looking AT Music Makers, since we were visiting family in Minneapolis.
I had just played around with it for years, from time to time trying to teach myself… then I found a teacher about an hour away. I had several lessons from her (about a month apart) and was making some progress, albeit slowly as I did not make enough time to practice. Then we moved again! I know there is a harp instructor in town here in Sioux Falls (I had lived in this area before) but I know she is FULL up with students, and since I just dabble, I’m trying Christy-Lyn’s courses to see if I will make time to practice…. so far, not so much!
I do enjoy playing and have whizzed through the first two beginner songs, but I can’t practice as long as I like since I have a wonky back and it gets tired before my fingers do! I think that is a big part of my practicing problem. And I am an old lady with lots of other hobbies and commitments….
Are you in the Minneapolis area?
Suzi