I'm not sure what you mean exactly by "early" harp. I play both Celtic harp
and and various instruments in the lute family, all without nails. You would
need nails for the harp only if it is wire strung, like the clairseach
(spelled various ways). If it is strung in synthetics or gut, there would be
no reason to play with nails. But I confess that I know very little about
how the harp is played in South America. Someone on the list from that part
of the world may be able to advise you better.
-----Original Message-----
From: Edward Chrysogonus Yong
Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2015 10:43 PM
To: Lute List
Subject: [LUTE] Playing both Lute and Harp
Hello collective wisdom!
Question: does anyone play early harp and lute? Someone's given me a South
American folk harp that I'm thinking of stringing and using as a single-rank
(manual?) generic 'early harp'.
My concern is that as a lute player, I can't grow nails. If anyone here
plays early harps as well as lute, advice would be much appreciated. I
recall someone with a gothic harp at a UK Lute Society meeting once over a
decade ago.
Thanks all!
Edward Yong
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