The lever harps we make range in price from about $1000 up to about $7000, while pedal harps (which we do not make) tend to be upwards of $10,000. It is just as easy for a beginner to learn on our large harps as it is on the small ones.
A 36-string harp at 54" tall has a fuller sound and more notes in the bass range, but is also more expensive and heavier to lift. At 39" tall, a 26-string harp can sit on the floor and be a child's harp, or it can be raised up on legs to a good height for an adult. We make a range of sizes in the middle - between 26 and 36 strings. Lever harps range in sizes from tiny harps that you can hold in your lap or wear on a strap to harps that are taller than a person.
Aside from that, a lever harp will let you do pretty much anything you can dream up! Harp Sizes If your goal is to play in an orchestra, you can start on a lever harp, but will likely need a pedal harp later on to play certain complex pieces of classical repertoire. The sky is the limit! We have heard everything from Celtic tunes to music from other folk traditions, classical, jazz, hymns, pop songs, original compositions, improvisations, and therapeutic music. What kind of music can you play on a lever harp?