The Early Pedal Harp

Does anyone know the whereabout of Erard single-action, no. 357, bought by the Princess of Wales on 11 November 1800? A site member is revising the late Sir Oliver Millar's work on British pictures

Dear colleagues and friends, thanks for the possibility of further communication through this discussion forum. I would like to point out to all people who are interested a new article about Erard

Dear colleagues and friends, a report of the harp workshop in Munich, written by Elise Kolle, a harpist and currently a harp researcher at Stiftelsen Musikkulturens Främjande in Stockholm, has been

Whilst working through the journals of the J. G. Morley harp company, the following entry (20 July 1892) grabbed my attention. It refers to a Grecian harp (no. 11) by Head of Dublin. I've not encoun

Dear colleagues, Might anyone have any information on a Thomas Hamilton (or member of his family) who lived near Glasgow in the period 1810-1820? I am studying a harp that belonged to him, and though

It’s good to have you here! Feel free to share anything - stories, ideas, pictures or whatever is on your mind. Here you can start discussions, connect with members, reply to comments, and more. Have

I found this web page when researching family members, and there was a post about Charles Groll. My question is, is he the same person as Karol Gröll, brother of Tomas, and Kataryna, and son of Wilhel

I’ve come across a company www.georgejackson.com who have been in business since 1780 and originally supplied Erard who was charged £66, apparently in 1811 (‘To 55 harps ornamentd compleat @ 24/-) wit

Dear colleagues and harp enthusiasts, I would like to inform you about a new article related to Erard harps in the journal 'Studies in Conservation'. The article focuses on a detailed technological

Book is now available online. Dublin maker John Egan ( fl. 1797-1829), known for his Portable Irish Harp model, also produced single-,double- and triple-action pedal harps. Awarded the royal warrant

Dear colleagues, I wonder whether anyone might be able to help me to locate the Erard (London) double-action harp numbered 1955, if it still exists, or might have any information about its history

Over the time I’ve been researching harp makers (some twenty-five years), I’ve held to the belief that it is best to keep my unpublished research close, to not share newly discovered sources or realis

Hi all! I have created an online database of portraits of female harpists between 1720-1850. This database is a free resource and I hope it will be useful to members of this community! I am always loo

In around 6 weeks theearlypedalharp.net will be a year old. Over the past year 60 people have signed up as members, and we've had excellent contributions to our blog and forum pages. What next? T

Dear colleagues, I am currently studying the phenomenon of harp makers who collected instruments (their own—for example, by preserving prototype models—or by other makers), even if these were no

Dear colleagues and harp entusiasts, here is the link to an Open Access publication which includes a new article on Erard harps: http://woodmusick.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/COST_FP1302%20Book.pdf

Dear colleagues and friends, a report of the harp workshop in Munich, written by Daniela Kotašová, curator of musical instruments at the National Museum Prague, has been published in the latest Galpin

Dear colleagues and harp enthusiasts, a recently produced podcast focusing on the Erard double-action harp at the Deutsches Museum was published last week. It is available (Podcast No 2, only in Germa