I'm a new harper so I am still in the discovery stage. This last week my
husband and I were on vacation on a very private beach on the north shore of
Lake Michigan (the Upper Peninsula side). I had my small lap harp and as we
sat there I just plucked chords. It was a beautiful setting, a beautiful
day. Then the instrument began to play itself. The wind over the strings
was causing the most beautiful haunting sound. I'm sure others have
discovered that this can happen.
Now thinking back on it I'm curious, would the notes we heard be dependent
on the levers I had selected on my harp at the time, (i.e. if I had it set
to the key of G would we have heard a blend of the 7 notes from the key of G
) or does the wind always play the same "range of sound"?
I wanted to bring out my big harp and see if the volume which was already
loud would have been greater and since the range of my larger is 34 strings
if it would have sounded fuller than the 22-string lap harp. But I didn't
do it. Instead I sat mesmerized by what I was hearing.
Sharon Skaryd
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Sharon Skaryd
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