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The Early Pedal Harp
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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,...
Robert Adelson
Mar 10, 20193 min read
Critical comments on Pierre Erard's brochure of 1821 "THE HARP in its present improved state …"
posted on behalf of Beat Wolf, Schaffhausen, 2015 Kindly note: We should read Pierre Erard's brochure as an advertising script to provide...
Mike Baldwin
Mar 10, 201919 min read
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...
Mike Baldwin
Mar 9, 20197 min read
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