The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #79699   Message #1446469
Posted By: harpgirl
29-Mar-05 - 09:03 PM
Thread Name: Looking for an autoharp?
Subject: RE: Looking for an autoharp?
I didn't know goodwill had a website with instruments. I've looked all over it. Another place to spend my money! Oh, dear!

This little twelve chord autoharp has a wide bottom for playing at the bottom like Kilby Snow did. But they are so old they often have separations at the end which are hard to fix. I'd ask the seller about it. They don't often know enough to look down the end. Felts may be off as well. It would be fun to have but to learn might require a newer and more playable 21 bar harp.

Greg, Maybelle Carter was one of the most inventive guitar pickers of her time and a consummate musician. Sara was also primarily a guitar picker.

Mike Seeger's style is much simpler than Mark Fackeldey's, Mike Herr's or Karen Mueller's. But he has a great old timey technique and it is not that easy to copy.   

Anyone who wants help (like poppagator) has to come here or meet me in a state park. I don't venture out much except it seems, to the woods....