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Such a troubador can serve you well for two years or so. Sam Milligan was quite impressed with it. I was not advised to have new levers put on my harp. It is just fine to have nylon strings on it down to middle c, and they are better as the levers will slowly shave down the string, and gut strings will break much sooner, I recall. Just don’t plan on using the levers a lot if they are out of tune. If you have to have a harp to start right away, and there are no others around for that price, go ahead and buy it if it has no cracks or warping. The levers can be regulated, but only so much. My original troubador, fortunately, still stands straight and true, and has gorgeous tone quality, even with the levers up. I think it is perhaps overpriced at $1,000 though I am no expert on it.
#Lyon and healy harp troubadour ii made in what year full#
Due to a full schedule, I do not have the luxury of my teacher weighing in and I do not want to lose this sale to someone else if this is a good choice by delaying longer than necessary. I would be greatly appreciative of any insights I may gain from all of you about whether this would be a good purchase and choice for a beginner like me. sufficient octave range for learning a variety of musical pieces.etc… I am hoping some more experienced players might weigh in on this for me. Since I am in no position to judge if, and to what degree this will effect 1. I was advised by the L&H factory that the string spacing/tension/sound board probably have slightly different specs than more current models. Since there have been so many model upgrades/changes following this original model, I am concerned that the instrument may/may not be suitable to learn on, for the purposes of later transitioning to a pedal harp. I am considering the purchase of the following harp: Lyon & Healy Troubadour (the very first model they made back in the mid-70s, 1977 I believe, 33 strings, priced around $1,000, black in color, “good condition”-no apparent defects from the pics, original owner who purchased directly from L&H 30 years ago). As this will be my first instrument, I don’t wish to break the bank at this point in time. I have done a good deal of research, but do not have any “real life” experience in selecting a harp/evaluating its sound, feel, and features. I hope to one day move on to a pedal harp, but this will be a consideration a few years down the road. I’m a beginning harpist and am ready to purchase a harp. To join our chapter, please visit our Membership Page. Please specify payment is for a classified ad on your check. Please make your check payable to: Silicon Valley Chapter AHS You may purchase additional ads for $15 each. Your listing(s) will appear on both our website and in our subsequent newsletters for up to one year. You may choose to list one item, or combine more than one item into a total of 100 words or less for your $15 ad. If you wish to only add your listing at this time, a fee of $15 for up to 12 months coverage is required.
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To List Your Classified Ad(s): Listings on our website and in our newsletters are provided free of charge to our chapter members. Please contact Maria Danly at 41, for more information. The harp is located in the San Francisco Bay Area and comes with a Lyon and Healy dust cover. The harp received a full inspection and regulation by Karen Gottlieb, L&H certified harp technician, in January 2021, and is 'good to go'. Most of the 4th and 5th oct gut strings were also replaced with BB gut. The harp has just been restrung with Bow Brand Strings 1st oct. The harp has been regularly maintained and regulated by the current owner. After not having been played for years, the sound has opened up nicely - a big base and lovely warm, full sound and very even throughout. There is NO clicking in the rivets/mechanism and the sounding board, center strip, base and base frame are all in excellent condition. There is a very slight twist in the neck but not a problem. The wood and the gold show beautifully, in virtually perfect condition, with only a few very small marks. It has been extremely well cared for, rarely moved and basically not played in the past 25 years, so there has been little wear and tear. For Sale: 46 year-old Lyon & Healy Gold Style 17 harp in wonderful condition both structurally and mechanically.