A harp with a rather interesting history has recently come to my attention. It is an Erard-London single action, bearing the serial...

Ledger entry from 1808 for the gift of a piano and a harp to the pianist Daniel Steibelt (1765–1823) and his wife Catherine Dale...

The 19th century London harp industry was deeply incestuous. From my forthcoming book, this is an attempt to identify makers' relationships.