While it does have a richer sound to it, most of the difference is that the concert harp can play many more notes. My harp plays 27 different notes, one per string. The concert harp can play 329 (47 strings times seven pedals).
Actually, hearing that harp mostly makes me wonder what the really expensive ones sound like. One like mine costs US$295 (plus tax and shipping and stuff). The concert one I got to use today costs about US$12k. The most expensive one in the paper catalog included when I bought mine is US$200k. I'd really like to hear what that one sounds like.
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Date: 2005-10-20 03:41 pm (UTC)Actually, hearing that harp mostly makes me wonder what the really expensive ones sound like. One like mine costs US$295 (plus tax and shipping and stuff). The concert one I got to use today costs about US$12k. The most expensive one in the paper catalog included when I bought mine is US$200k. I'd really like to hear what that one sounds like.