Page last modified on: 27 May 2011
Dusty Strings FH36H package
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FH36H in Maple with Koa veneer on the soundboard |
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The Hybrid stave back of the FH36H |
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The new FH36H replaces the FH36B model. Their difference is in the hybrid shaped soundbox. Where the FH36B had a completely rectangular soundbox, the FH36H has facets on the upper corners of the back to increase playing comfort. This "hybrid-stave" design provides the ergonomic benefits of our popular 36-string stave-back harp at a portion of the cost. The rectangular soundbox shape of the FH36H produces a very balanced, well-defined sound with great projection.
The FH36H has 36 strings, 5 octaves, reaching from the C (2 octaves below the middle C) to the C, 3 octaves above the middle C. The harp is completely made of solid wood and has an overwhelming sound. The harp will please many advanced players, but is also very interesting for beginning players, who want to buy a great instrument.
For the soundboard solid Honduras mahogany is used in the mid and upper ranges and spruce in the bass, overlaid with book-matched figured hardwood veneer. This unique construction gives the entire harp a better sound. The bass strings as well as the mid and top ranges sound very beautiful. The harp is available in four species of hardwoods: sapele, walnut, maple and bubinga. A firm harp case and tuning wrench are included.
Since January 2008 Dusty Strings gives the option to install Camac levers on her 36-strings harps instead of Loveland levers.
On the 'YouTube' website you can find 2 lovely recordings of the harpist Cheyenne Brown, that give you a good impression of the sound of the FH36. Cheyenne plays on a FH36B Walnut, the predecessor of the FH36H.
Cheyenne Brown - A jig and two reels
Cheyenne Brown - Homebound Concerts
Prices:
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Price: |
| FH36H - nylon in Sapele: | € #### |
| FH36H - nylon in Walnut/Maple: | € #### |
| FH36H - nylon in Bubinga: | € #### |
| FH36H - nylon in Koa: | € #### |
| FH36H - gut in Sapele: |
€ #### |
| FH36H - gut in Walnut/Maple: |
€ #### |
| FH36H - gut in Bubinga: |
€ #### |
| FH36H - gut in Koa: |
€ #### |
The harp weighs about 12 kilo. The harp case weighs about 4 kilo.
Price for a full replacement string set: € ####.