Mystery Neck Hardware

[Markus Faller]

These are the hooks of historic harps. In German language a lever harp is still called “Hackenharfe” which means hook harp. Here you can visit a homepage of a harp-maker who still produces these kind of harps:

https://www.historical-harps.de/en/harps/hook-harps

[Genevieve Bealieu]

Thanks for the website, there’s loads of information on there!!

[Christina Greulich]

@genevieve-bealieu My first harp has these hooks, too. They are like levers, you just have to turn them . Looks like they are on all your strings. So you have a fully levered harp 🙂 .

[Genevieve Bealieu]

Thanks for the response! Did you have any methods for oiling them? Mine are mostly stuck.

[Christina Greulich]

No, I didn’t oil them. They go a bit difficult but after turning them a few times it’s okay. My harp was just built especially for me so they were new.

[Genevieve Bealieu]

My hooks are really stiff which is why I didn’t think of that.

I’ve seen your replies on other posts as well. Thank you for being our encyclopedia of sorts and sharing all your knowledge!