John Pratt Harp Company

Our Instruments

We presently have two models of lever harps, the “Chamber Harp” and the “Debutante.” Each of our lever harps has 36 strings, from Sixth Octave C to First Octave C.  Both harps use standard concert harp strings, and both have fairly high tension in the strings for better sound and a lively response. We use our own machined brass and nickel-plated string eyelets in the soundboard to transmit more directly string vibrations to the soundboard, thus enhancing the lively response.  Both harps also use the excellent Camac sharping levers, which are unequivocally the best available at the present time.  String spacing also is the same as on more traditional pedal harps.  Both harps have nearly the same string length. Both instruments are well-balanced when held in playing position, and are also stable when resting upright alone. Both of our instruments incorporate a unique style of design, which was common in older continental European harps, which has a straight fluted or faceted column, and a “ram’s head” style rounded front to the neck, above the top of the column.  We have felt that there is much overuse of the Celtic harp designs (with a curved column and column/neck, and often coming to a peak), and that it would be refreshing to offer an established, traditional design which has been virtually ignored in the harp world in the modern day. Both instruments have a three-sided flat panel body instead of a rounded body design, as this helps the body to resonate more and contributes to the excellent sound of both instruments.  The back corners of this faceted body design are considerably rounded, thus having no discomfort for the harpist as the instrument leans against the right shoulder.  We do not use any stain on any of our instruments to achieve certain colors or finishes, but prefer the natural look of unstained wood.  We offer each harp in different finishes, with colors or finishes achieved through natural colors and textures of a variety of different hardwoods and hardwood veneers.  Our instruments are finished in a hand-rubbed lacquer, and buffed to a satin finish. This lacquer finish is the best finish for easily repairing minor blemishes which may occur over time.  The fact that we do not use any stain also makes repairs to the finish much easier to accomplish, should this ever be necessary. Either of these two instruments may be used for beginning or intermediate harpists, and will accommodate the entire lever harp repertoire.  Both instruments carry a 5-year warranty, and come with a plush padded transport cover of tough Cordura® fabric, a tuning key, a pair of extra rubber rear foot pads, and an owner’s booklet.	g
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John Pratt Harp Company

360 West 400 South

Manti, Utah 84642

USA

(435) 835-3541 — prattjw@mail.manti.com

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