| The Dusty Strings Harp prices on this web site are the 2007 prices. We still have some harps left at last year's prices. Call for information.
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Dusty Strings has been designing and building musical instruments since 1978. They have developed a strong nationwide following based on high-quality, meticulous craftsmanship, and conscientious customer service. Their standards of finish and detailing delight even the most discriminating of woodworkers. Dusty Strings now has 4 sizes of harps: 26, 32, 34, and 36 strings.
For more information on these Dusty Strings harp models, click on a photo or model name above.
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Be sure to check out Dusty Strings' innovative and affordabe line of harps, the Ravenna 26 and the new Ravenna 34.
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Dusty Strings harps have an unusually bright, clear tone with ample volume for both solo and ensemble work. They respond well to all playing styles. The string tension is moderate and even throughout the range, facilitating intricate ornamentation as well as the most precise and demanding expressive techniques. Dusty Strings installs the innovative Loveland levers on all of their harps. Tone quality is virtually unaltered with the lever engaged, and the sharping actionmaintains string alignment.
Excellent soft-shell cases made of water-proofed cordura and foam, with zipper closing, large accessory pockets, carrying handles, and a detachable shoulder strap are available for all Dusty Strings models. Back-pack straps are optional. Cases are included with the FH series of harps, and are sold separately for the Ravenna, Allegro, and Crescendo harps.
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Woods
Dusty Strings harps are made of carefully selected hardwoods. For long-lasting beauty and protection, each instrument is finished with multiple applications of clear lacquer.
The Ravenna
harps are crafted with a solid ash neck and pillar, laminated European birch soundbox with ash-grained vinyl veneer, and a laminated European birch soundboard.
The construction of the Allegro and Crescendo
harps is streamlined by using a laminated birch soundboard with bound edges. The neck, back, and sides are made of solid wood.
The FH Series
of harps feature solid hardwood construction with top-of-the-line detailing and wood selection. Soundboards are meticulously constructed of mahogany or mahogany and spruce overlaid with maple or cherry veneer, bordered with a decorative purfling and edge-binding.
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Most Dusty Strings harps are available in five choices of woods.
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Walnut is a rich brown with a generally vivid grain. The sound is typically described as soft and warm, and somewhat mellow. |  |
Maple is cream colored and even in grain. The sound is crisp and clean, very articulate and well defined, with lots of punch and projection. |  |
Lyptus is similar to cherry or mahogany, with a tighter, more even grain. The sound is bright and clear with warm undertones.
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Bubinga is an exotic African hardwood and is a beautiful rosy-brown color. The sound is rich and full bodied, with complex, big, resonant bass tones and sparkly, bell-like treble and mid range. |
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Wenge, another exotic African hardwood, looks like very dark chocolate (almost black) with a defined grain pattern of milk chocolate. It has a very pretty sound, full-bodied and crisp. |
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Sapele is a beautiful African hardwood. This reddish-brown wood boasts a lustrous, wavy grain that resembles mahogany both in color and texture, with a golden sheen. Sapele harps have a clear and warm tone, while maintaining Dusty Strings' characteristic bright sound.
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Special finishes and inlay are available for many Dusty Strings Harps.
| Dusty Strings harps carry a 5-year warranty against defects in materials and workmanship (the Ravenna models carry a 2 year warranty).
| Dusty Strings prices on this web site are valid through December 31, 2008.
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