Experience the Joy of building your own Folk Harp! Well Designed - High Quality - Solid Wood Standard Folk Harp Stringing Tension - Outstanding Manuals Presented by: Mountain Glen Harps LLC and Markwood Heavenly Strings & Cases. Building your own harp can give you a sense of satisfaction as well as a quality harp at an affordable price. We offer the Cambria line of Folk Harp Kits & Plans. These are very good quality instruments, suitable for therapy, students, teachers, travelers, and those who do not wish to hock the family heirlooms just to get a harp. Our Cambria Harps are a type of harp that is often referred to as a Celtic harp or Lever Harp. We have both lap sized and floor models. The Cambria harps are compact, and travel well. Tone is superb, with excellent volume. The string band is well balanced tonally, with standard pedal harp spacing (except for the Wire string 22, which has standard spacing for a wire string harp). "I built your Cambria 34C from plans a couple of years ago, and I've been taking lessons ever since. Thought you'd like to know that the harp sounds and looks beautiful, and I very much enjoy playing it. Kelly in Florida" The Harps "A Classic Pair" The Cambria Folk 29C & 34C The Cambria Folk 34C is similar in style to the 29, but of course larger. A good concert instrument, with sufficient range for almost any purpose, C-65.4 to A-1760. Our most popular Cambria model.  It stands 50" high. Solid wood, spruce soundboard optional. The Cambria Therapy Harp, 29 strings is a great instrument for the student or person on a budget. Range is A-110 to A-1760. The tone is excellent. Made from walnut or cherry, with mahogany soundboard. Very popular with your students and harp teachers. It is 42.5" high.  The Cambria Therapy Harp, nylon 22 is a small 22 string instrument. Range is A-220 to A-880 (three octaves). This is not intended to be anything but a travel instrument, useful for keeping your hand in while away from your principle instrument. Available in Stage 1 only. The Cambria Wire 22 is the wire string companion to the Nylon 22, to be built with a hardwood soundboard, and wire string spacing. Range is middle C-130.8 to C-1046.5 (two octaves above). An excellent travel instrument, but die to its limited range, it is not intended to be one's only harp. The ancient Celtic harps of Ireland and Scotland were all originally wire strung harp. Available Stage 1 only.   The Cambria Folk 34C Harp     Cambria Harps   (completed)   Cambria Folk-34C       Cambria Folk-29C     Cambria Harps   Cambria Folk-34C $2395.00 Cambria Therapy-29C $2195.00 Shipping: call for quote       Cambria Kits Cambria Kits, Plans & Manuals There are a lot of people out there who want to experience the thrill of making a musical instrument with their own hands. For them we offer the line of Cambria Kits. Cambria Lever Harp Kits are well designed, with extensive instruction manuals (the Stage 1-3 manuals total 54 pages!). You end up with an instrument you can be proud of.  Since people vary in their level of skill, so do the Cambria Kits. They come in three different levels (well...four, if you count the "plan only"). Note that you can buy the manuals separately so you can see which stage is best suited to your skill level. Here is a description of the various formats available: Plan only:  this is a full size blueprint of the harp, with basic information.  Included are string charts, helpful hints, materials lists, and data on computer parameters used in the design.  Detailed instructions are not given, and previous instrument building experience is assumed. Harp plan and manuals are not returnable. Stage 1 kit: this is the plan, all necessary hardware & strings, and complete instruction manuals. You furnish the lumber. You will need a #4 tapered pin reamer.   Levers are optional, see prices below. Stage 2 kit: A Stage 1, but in addition we furnish you with the lumber parts. The body carcass is assembled. You will need a good supply of clamps. The instructions detail how to make excellent clamps for very low cost. You will need a #4 tapered pin reamer.  Levers are optional, see prices below. Stage 3 kit: We supply all lumber, parts, strings, etc. Most of the gluing and assembly is done. You have to sand it, perform final assembly, finish the instrument, and string it up. All you need to complete the Stage 3 kit is sandpaper, a little glue, and finishing materials. Tools required are limited. The manual is very complete even on the finishing process.  Levers are optional, see prices below.   Price List Plans & Manuals Items Plan Price Stage 1 Manual Stage 2 Manual Stage 3 Manual All Plans & Manuals Wire22, Nylon 22, Nylon29 $20.00 ea $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $55.00 Nylon 34 plan $25.00 ea $15.00 $15.00  $15.00 $65.00 Add $6.00 for Postage & Handling Folk Harp Kits Items Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Nylon 34 $230.00 $740.00 $940.00 Nylon 29 $175.00 $680.00 $880.00 Nylon 22 $140.00     Wire 22 $140.00     Shipping U.S. Canada $20.00 $30.00 $95.00 $95.00 Hardware Items Price Items Price Loveland levers $14.00 ea Tapered pin reamer #4 $20.00 Brass flip up sharping levers $10.00 ea Brass reinforcement plate $18.00 Tuning peg #4 x 3" $2.20 ea Oil marker, specify red or blue $6.00 ea Tuning key #4 $18.00 Soundboard grommets .10 ea Bridge pins small Bridge pins medium .75 ea .75 ea Spruce soundboard for a 34 string $230.00 6" dial caliper $29.00 Spruce soundboard for a 29 string $220.00 Custom Fitted Harp Cases   Soft Harp Cases We make cases for almost all models of lever, folk, Celtic, Irish, historical, Gothic, lap harps, therapy and healing harps, Scottish, Welsh, wire strung, nylon strung, bronze strung, double strung,  and cross strung harps. These cases are made with a durable, water-resistant, 420 denier nylon with a thick foam pad and fully lined. The padding is bump-resistant. The zipper is a heavy-duty nylon with a special closure to keep the zipper away from the harp. Our cases have adjustable webbed shoulder straps as well as easy-carry handles and a roomy side pocket. Please specify color: royal blue, purple, forest green, teal, gray, maroon, or tan. Please email for ordering packet. Shipping/Handling/Insurance is $35,Canada $45. "Dear Laurie, Just a note to say that I am completely thrilled with the 2 soft cases built by Markwood recently for my 2 medieval harps. The cases were waiting for me when I returned from the holidays. They fit the instruments perfectly, and are extremely handsome and sturdy. It is a joy to carry the harp over my shoulder and not have to lug around the huge flight case. Thank you all so much for your excellent work! I will definitely recommend these cases to others. Best wishes,  Angie,  Assistant Professor of Musicology" Harp Size Number of Strings Price Large 34-38 $295 Medium 29-33 $260 Small 23-28 $242 Travel 19-22 $190 Please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery. To custom fit your harp, we need a tracing of the bottom, back and profile, along with measurements. Instruction Teach Yourself To Play the Folk Harp The most popular beginning book for people of all ages. This book teaches the student step by step how to play the folk harp. Each of the 12 lessons includes instructions, exercises, along with folk and classical pieces using the new skills and techniques taught in the lesson. It is an excellent book for any student, regardless of previous musical training. 44 pieces all in the key of C, with no sharping levers required. Fingering and placing brackets included. 80 pages, spiral-bound. See below for the book of lyrics. Teach Yourself Book - $16.00 Companion Cassette Sylvia plays the pieces in the Teach Yourself book on this cassette. It is a great way to hear how the music is "supposed to sound." Teach Yourself Cassette - $9.00 Video or DVD In this informative VIDEO companion to Teach Yourself To Play The Folk Harp, Sylvia Woods gives helpful hints and instruction as she plays the pieces in the book. This is an excellent way to see "how it should be done," and receive helpful advice from Sylvia. This video is 100 minutes long, & follows the book, lesson by lesson. VHS Teach Yourself VHS Video  or DVD- $56.00 Tuners   Chromatic Auto-Tuner New compact high-tech design SAT1100 gives you an analog needle for highly accurate and sensitive tuning. It has a large clear meter with pointer position calibration.  Tuning range is A0-C8.  Built in stand and microphone. $142. plus $6.00 p/h/ins Chromatic Auto-Tuner Selectable auto-tuning, manual-tuning, and Sound Modes.  Built in microphone.  Tuning is A0-C8. $38. plus $6.00 p/h/ins Matrix Tuning Mic (with clip) A clothes-pin style pickup mic that clips easily onto the instrument. $14.95 plus $5.00 p/h/ins How To Order Just phone, fax, or e-mail us at mwstrings@markwoodstrings.com. We take payment in the form of checks, Visa or MasterCard. Please be sure to include your return mailing address when contacting us.     Markwood Heavenly Strings & Cases PO Box 1137 Phoenix, Oregon; 97535 USA Phone: (541)535-7700 fax: (541)535-5657 E-mail us here: mwstrings@markwoodstrings.com   Links to other Harp pages that may be useful to you: The Folk Harp Journal: http://www.folkharpsociety.org/ HARPA Newspaper & Web: http://www.harpa.com