{"id":19,"date":"2026-05-14T14:45:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T21:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blessleyinstruments.com\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2026-07-27T20:00:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T03:00:51","slug":"celtic-folk-harps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blessleyinstruments.com\/?page_id=19","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Folk Harps"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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The Songbird Harp<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

36 strings, 5 octaves with full levers<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Blessley Instruments<\/em>\u2018 most popular model!\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Height:\u00a0 56 inches, Weight: 22-25 pounds depending upon wood choice.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

This\u00a0Songbird<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Harp is made of cherry and has a hand-rubbed oil finish.\u00a0 A hand-rubbed water resistant finish is also available and comes standard on all harps unless otherwise requested.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The\u00a0Songbird<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0harp can be made in cherry, black walnut, maple, mahogany\u00a0 and other hardwoods as available from our supplier.\u00a0 Be sure to call us (360-600-8477) to inquire about having a custom harp built for you!\u00a0 You can hear Valerie Blessley happily playing this harp on her CDs, Northern Light, Wind and Wood, Merry & Bright, and Crossroads.<\/p>\r\n

Price as of July 2026. $6,900.00 with a full set of Rees levers.\u00a0 Added cost items are:\u00a0 a custom carving, special wood, a different brand of levers.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Harp case not included.\u00a0 \u00a0We recommend Coon Hollow Canvas in Montana.\u00a0 https:\/\/coonhollowcanvas.com\/<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Lyrica Harp<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

36 strings, stave backed, 5 octaves with full levers<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Height:\u00a0 56 inches, Weight: 18-25 pounds depending upon wood choice.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

This\u00a0Lyrica<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Harp is made of mahogany and has a hand-rubbed oil finish.\u00a0 \u00a0A hand-rubbed water resistant finish is also available and comes standard on all harps unless otherwise requested.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Price as of July 2026. $7,200.00 with a full set of Rees levers.\u00a0 Added cost items are:\u00a0 a custom carving, special wood, a different brand of levers.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Harp case not included.\u00a0 \u00a0We recommend Coon Hollow Canvas in Montana.\u00a0 https:\/\/coonhollowcanvas.com\/<\/p>\r\n

You can hear Jennifer Pratt-Walter elegantly playing this harp on her CD, \u201cAncient Realms.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Rhapsody Harp<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

29 or 30 strings with full levers<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Height:\u00a0 46 inches, Weight: 16-20 pounds depending upon wood choice.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The\u00a0Rhapsody<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0harp 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\u2019t 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.\u00a0 Call\u00a0360-910-1112<\/strong>\u00a0to discuss this model with Dr. Mark.<\/p>\r\n

Price as of July 2026: 29 string $4750.00 or 30 string $4850.00 with a full set of Rees levers.\u00a0 Added cost items are:\u00a0 a custom carving, special wood, a different brand of levers.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Harp case not included.\u00a0 \u00a0We recommend Coon Hollow Canvas in Montana.\u00a0 https:\/\/coonhollowcanvas.com\/<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Songbird Harp 36 strings, 5 octaves with full levers Blessley Instruments\u2018 most popular model!\u00a0 Height:\u00a0 56 inches, Weight: 22-25 pounds depending upon wood choice. This\u00a0Songbird\u00a0Harp is made of cherry and has a hand-rubbed oil finish.\u00a0 A hand-rubbed water resistant finish is also available and comes standard on all harps unless otherwise requested. The\u00a0Songbird\u00a0harp can […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-no-title","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blessleyinstruments.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blessleyinstruments.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blessleyinstruments.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blessleyinstruments.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blessleyinstruments.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/blessleyinstruments.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":143,"href":"https:\/\/blessleyinstruments.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions\/143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blessleyinstruments.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}