It will make holding this harp less scary and much more fun. Being able to play all the way down to C will give this lap harp a exciting new range. While the lap harp is more portable, it is actually easier for a beginner to play the larger 4-octave Lorraine Harp. The additional range in the base gives you those rich low notes. Many people have asked us to made a Lorraine harp that has a F instead of a G as the lowest string.
Many pieces of music require that note.
We have introduced the Sara harp for these people. It is the same shape as the Lorraine but is tuned a note lower. The Sara is priced a little higher but most of that is because we use tapered pins as standard. The Sara is strung with 12 wound strings and also uses a slightly heavier construction. Along with our new version of the lap harp, we have an Irish Low head version of the 4 octave Floor harp.