Erard

The restoration of a mid-19th century Érard double-action harp, by Zsolt Hidasi

The following conservation and restoration report by Zsolt Hidasi details his excellent work on a mid-19th century London-made Erard...

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery: Mechanical borrowing in 19th century harp making

As students of harp history know, Erard made harps with fourchettes, Cousineau with béquilles and most others with crochets. However,...

The Erard and Morley decorative moulds

On 23 January 2014, in an auction at Dreweatts of Godalming, I bought a collection of composition moulds surviving from Erard and Morley...

Originality and Influence: Charles Gröll’s Role in the Invention of the Double-action Harp

The linked article is an expanded version of the paper Robert Adelson read at the conference “The Early Pedal Harp as a Museum Artefact,”...