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Tell us in which country you live and we may be able to help you to some ideas to find the best harp for your money. It would also help to know an indication of your budget for a harp.
Edit: in the second link I provided it says e.g.: “There are also folk harps being built in Taiwan, Republic of China (not the People’s Republic) by a company called Tenon Industrial Co who have three models of Artone harps (from 36 to 40 strings). “
I live in a country where there is only one company/maker of harps but they only make concert sized harps, no 26-23 string harps. So I basically would need to import one/buying online. The harp selection at the stores here sells mostly those junky Mid-east harps, and then the Artones.
As harps have become more popular various companies and countries have “jumped on the band wagon”. Some may be small individual makers, others larger but the key point to bear in mind is that without a proven track record there is no way of knowing whether the harp is well made or not.
One clue would be to compare the price differential between an established makers and a harp at comparable size etc. If the “unknown” one is substantially less than the “established” be wary.
In the US a good 26 string fully levered will cost the maker anywhere from $500 US all the way up to $1500 for the best ones, in materials alone.
Biagio
Yes I live in Asia, in the same country as Aoyama harps. I thought Aoyama harps only make concert harps but it looks like maybe I was wrong, they require you to request a catalog to see their full line of harps such as the 26 string harp. I have even passed through the city they are produced in several times not realizing it until now. I hope Aoyama harps are more reliable than Artone as I have decided I am not going to consider an Artone anymore.
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