So, a guitar fell in love with a harp...

Subject: RE: So, a guitar fell in love with a harp...
From: Jack Campin
Date: 14 Jan 10 - 07:02 PM

I saw Hanson-Conant live in Edinburgh a few years ago. Playing in hotpants and using a bare thigh to damp the strings. Is there any chance this could become standard harp technique?

Subject: RE: So, a guitar fell in love with a harp...
From: open mike
Date: 14 Jan 10 - 02:39 PM

http://www.deecarstensen.com/belovedone/belovedone.html

this woman's harp playing has impressed me...

she has collaborated with Mark Knopfler.

apparently she had liver cancer...
and there have been no recent posts...
which may not be good news...
I wish her the best..

also see http://www.myspace.com/deecarstensen

here is another harp player with an interesting story
http://www.myspace.com/george_flores

and this fellow has played with Norton Buffalo
he is from Paraguay and lives in the S.F. Bay area now
he plays harp and fiddle
http://www.carlosreyesmusic.com/

and here is an incredible player and collector of instruments
(and harp guitars)http://www.minermusic.com/
(he may be abole to indentify the instrument which was recently
posted on mudcat ukeluin? zither? in a query thread...

i suppose this should actually be on a harp guitar thread
--as we have drifted here. here is a herd of harp guitars..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pawgzVGC9-4&feature=channel

Subject: RE: So, a guitar fell in love with a harp...
From: GUEST,Jonny Sunshine
Date: 14 Jan 10 - 07:24 AM

Seen plenty of blues-harp players, but never a blues harp player!

Subject: RE: So, a guitar fell in love with a harp...
From: Bonnie Shaljean
Date: 14 Jan 10 - 07:18 AM

Deborah's a total gas. Visit her appropriately-named website here:

http://www.hipharp.com/

Subject: RE: So, a guitar fell in love with a harp...
From: Lizzie Cornish 1
Date: 14 Jan 10 - 03:39 AM

I did Will, she looks just like her mother, but has the voice of her father.. :0)

Those instruments look scary! Can't get Youtube to let me listen at the moment, but I will later...

Subject: RE: So, a guitar fell in love with a harp...
From: PoppaGator
Date: 13 Jan 10 - 05:28 PM

First thing *I* thought of was Phil DuGruy's "guitarp":

YouTube video (just one of several)

Picture and description (Check out the "fanned frets" design.)

Subject: RE: So, a guitar fell in love with a harp...
From: Will Fly
Date: 13 Jan 10 - 05:11 PM

Ah - I thought you were going to show us the offspring of the harp and the guitar... Westphalia Waltz...

Subject: RE: So, a guitar fell in love with a harp...
From: Ref
Date: 13 Jan 10 - 04:52 PM

That is SOOOOO much better a use of the harp than that little woman with the screechy soprano. Joanna something...?

Subject: So, a guitar fell in love with a harp...
From: Lizzie Cornish 1
Date: 13 Jan 10 - 04:38 PM

....and they had a Child.....who went to live with Deborah Henson-Conant.....and...


:0)

Pretty darn fab, huh?