What do you think of when you think of harp music? Probably little angels playing them while sitting on white fluffy clouds. Or maybe musicians in powdered wigs, in the old-timey court of some royal.

Pressing a pedal moves a rod inside of the harp’s column. The rods are what make a harp weigh so much, nearly all the weight is in the column. That is also the source of problems for the harp. One of ...

Playing a harp can be an expensive hobby — a high-end instrument can cost as much as a car. A budget model, however, might not hold its tuning very well, which can make for a frustrating playing ...