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Harp
June 2015
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- A triangular wooden frame with strings
- Harps existed as early as 2500 BC!
- Harp has a long history in Egyptian, Greek and Celtic traditions
- Modern concert harp is around 6 ft tall, 90 pounds, and has 47 strings
- In the 1700s the pedals were introduced to allow it to play accidentals (example: D-sharp or D-flat instead of D)