The Songbird Harp – 36 strings, 5 octaves with full levers
Blessley Instruments‘ most popular model!
Height: 56 inches, Weight: 22-25 pounds depending upon wood choice.
This Songbird Harp is made of cherry and has a hand-rubbed oil finish. A hand-rubbed water resistant finish is also available and comes standard on all harps unless otherwise requested.
The Songbird harp can be made in cherry, black walnut, maple, mahogany and other hardwoods as available from our supplier. Be sure to call us (360-600-8477) to inquire about having a custom harp built for you! You can hear Valerie Blessley happily playing this harp on her CDs, Northern Light, Wind and Wood, Merry & Bright, and Crossroads.
https://music.apple.com/us/album/northern-light/49517586
The Lyrica Harp – 36 strings, stave backed, 5 octaves with full levers
Height: 56 inches, Weight: 18-25 pounds depending upon wood choice.
This Lyrica Harp is made of mahogany and has a hand-rubbed oil finish. A hand-rubbed water resistant finish is also available and comes standard on all harps unless otherwise requested. You can hear Jennifer Pratt-Walter elegantly playing this harp on her CD, “Ancient Realms.”
https://music.apple.com/us/album/ancient-realms-solo-celtic-harp/6070648
The Rhapsody Harp – 29 or 30 strings with full levers
Height: 46 inches, Weight: 16-20 pounds depending upon wood choice.
The Rhapsody harp is available with 29 or 30 strings in two string ranges! The one pictured is of Birdseye and Broadleaf Maple (the color in the pictures don’t do it justice) It can be ordered with a G1-G4 string configuration in the 29 string version, and F1-G4 in the 30 string version. Call 360-910-1112 to discuss this model with Dr. Mark.
The Rhapsody harp normally does come with feet as pictured in the Songbird photos above.
This harp is pictured on a Blessley Instruments low harp stand, and purposely does not have feet so it can be played on a “Smart Stand,” a patented design invented by Laurie Riley. www.harpstand.com
In the photos below, the Rhapsody harp is mounted on a Smart Stand. It exceeds the weight limit of 13 pounds for the harp, which would void the warrantee for the Smart Stand. However, Mark is working with Laurie Riley to develop a heavy duty stand that holds more weight. All Smart Stand designs are patented and may not be copied.
This Smart Stand is a prototype in testing, to determine if it can support the weight of the Rhapsody, which it has been doing for many months! The harp and Smart Stand have traveled to many locations in the Pacific Northwest, and has even been played under the trees in a campground!
All Blessley Instruments harps can be built in a variety of hardwoods, including cherry, maple, walnut, and mahogany. Soundboards are made of solid “Steinway Grade” Sitka spruce. Contact us at 360-910-1112 (Mark) or 360-600-8477 (Valerie) to inquire about the availability of exotic hardwoods such as bubinga or purpleheart. Extra cost options include: recurve pedestal, clavicle cut out, and variable feet height to suit your needs.