Harp amplification
The Dusty Harp Pickup™
Using four carefully placed piezo pickup elements the Dusty Harp Pickup achieves a clean, focused, natural, and lush sound. The rich, full bass notes balance and blend with the clear, musical mids and high notes. It’s simply the sound of the harp, only bigger. This pickup works at any volume level, without feedback, which can be a concern with microphones when playing at high volumes.
The pickup is discreetly mounted inside the
sound box of the harp, invisible to the audience. A single jack mounted on the back of the harp makes for true “plug and play” ease of
use. A single guitar cable allows you to plug your harp straight into any amplifier and many PA
systems, with no need for a preamp box or complicated connections.
If you are playing in situations requiring very high volumes, you may want to add a preamplifier to the system. In addition to boosting your signal, it will give you direct control over your volume and tone if you aren’t near your amplifier. With some amplifiers it will also sweeten and smooth out your sound.
The Dusty Harp Pickup can be installed in any new Dusty Strings harp. They are also available for installation by owners or instrument repair technicians. Installation involves attaching mounting clips to the internal braces of the harp, snapping the cable harness into the clips, gluing the elements in place with super glue, then drilling a hole and mounting the jack in the back of the harp.