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Details
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Height |
113cm / 44 1/2 ins |
Tuning Keys |
Rubber T - shaped tuning keys supplied L-shaped keys in rosewood and brass optional. |
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Breadth |
65cm / 25 1/2 ins |
Woods |
Choices of English Walnut, American Black Walnut, Figured Sycamore and Cocobolo. Other woods to special order. |
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Width |
30cm/ 12 ins ( at base / widest point). |
Inlays |
Boxwood and Ebony are standard inlays. |
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Weight |
13 kg / 28 lbs ( different woods vary ) |
Sound Boards |
Sound Boards are made from the finest quality sitka spruce tonewood, carefully selected, and hand thicknessed for exceptional volume and tone. |
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Range |
33 Strings, 6th Octave C to 1st Octave G. (34 Strings to 1st Octave A to order ). |
Finish |
Multiple coats of clear lacquer are applied (by spray gun ) and hand worked to achieve a finish of exceptional quality - flat as a glass but with a slightly matt finish ... equally good to look at or to stroke. |
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Strings |
23 gut strings + 10 wound bass strings. All models can be made specially with either heavy or light gauge strings to suit the playing style of any player. |
Feet |
The feet have non-slip rubber pads and all harps are designed to fit on the optional 'High Harp Stand' for playing seated on a high stool or even standing. |
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Tension |
Heavy gauge strings give a feel similar to a concert / pedal harp. Light / Folk gauge give a lighter feel. |
Cases |
Various high quality cases are available including a soft carrying case, a hard glass - fibre carrying case and a very secure but compact shock proof flight case. |
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Spacing |
13mm spacing between strings. |
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Tuning |
Standard open tuning of Eb ( or Ab as preferred by some players ). |
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Levers |
Very accurate and versatile Semitone Levers, precision engineered in brass and stainless steel - with 10 - year guarantee. Do not wear strings or impair tone and even allow semitone slides and trills. |
All Norris harps can be specially made with heavy or light gauge stings to match the playing style and sound qualities preferred by different players.
Heavy Gauge strings produce a firm yet, tight feel and offer the greatest possible dynamic range, from very soft to very powerful playing, with a bright but rich tone and good sustain. Well suited to players with a good strong technique who enjoy the feeling of precise control and potential power provided by the higher tension strings ... a Norris harp with heavy strings will respond beautifully to the most delicate and subtle techniques of quiet playing but also be played so hard it will almost hurt your ears!
Light / folk gauge strings produce a lighter feel and also a distinctive bright tone with a clarity which projects very well, giving a surprising amount of power and bite even though the strings are lighter. Irish / Celtic style players often prefer this lighter stringing for their fast, ornamented playing style ... and the less strenuous technique required can, for example, suit beginners taking up the harp later in life. We have even found that some pedal players enjoy playing a small harp with light strings for maximum contrast between their large and small harps.