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Lyon and healy harp serial numbers2/14/2023 ![]() “In my work as a professional Harp Technician I've had many calls from new owners who tell me how they just got a 'great deal' on an old pedal harp. Pedal harps can be rebuilt, but this is quite expensive (about $6,000 - $12,000) and even the best work may only buy you another 15 years of service from the harp. Also, the action is riveted together and these rivets wear out, leaving the harp sounding like an old manual typewriter when the pedals are moved. If the harp has been played and moved a great deal, this could happen even sooner. Of pressure placed on the frame of the harp by the strings, pedal harps usually have structural problems by the time they are 40 years old. There are lots of deep cracks on the back of the soundboard and lots of places on the body where seams are separating badly.” Cautions About The Older Pedal Harp Karen Rokos: “ Probably the most important thing to know about pedal harps is that unlike other string instruments, pedal harps do not last 300 years. ![]()
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