Introduction...

Up until a few months ago I had absolutely no clue as to what an Autoharp was.
Watching a live music show on television one night I saw an artist holding a rather bizarre looking 'box' with strings - later on, after much 'googling' I discovered this 'box' was an Autoharp.
Some weeks later I happen to mention it to a friend that I had a growing interest in this instrument, her father heard and happened to have one knocking around up in the eves of his house and kindly offered it to me.
The first part of this blog will be following my restoration work of this instrument.
I shall also be collating information, news, and lists of suppliers for everything Autoharp; as I am hastily discovering, the Autoharp is not an easy instrument to source parts for and information on.

Tuesday, 26 June 2012

First time I saw an Autoharp - and why I wanted to learn


Growing up I found PJ Harvey's music very Interesting as it seemed to steer very clear of the mainstream and contained much talent and thought.

About a year or 2 ago she brought out a new album after being out of the public light for some time. The video above was one of the first songs of her recent album ('Let England Shake').

When I saw her playing this 'thing' in her hands I was mesmerised. From there on I knew I had to find out what that 'thing' she was holding was, and had to get one for myself - as I fell in love with the sound it made on this track.


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