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STUDENT TRINITY HARP
In the Spring of 2005 the HHSI was looking to buy some harps for the use of students at our annual summer school, Scoil na gCláirseach, in Kilkenny in August. However it quickly became apparent to the Society that there was nothing on the market that was cheap enough for students, but which adhered to the historical designs exemplified in the surviving museum instruments.
The HHSI has therefore been working with the world's leading expert in the building of accurate, high quality, measured student early Irish harps, David Kortier, of Minnesota, and is now pleased to present the first model in its new line of student replica early Irish harps.
HHSI Student Trinity: features and specification
- 29 strings, G to f'''
- Two adjacent strings tuned to the note g below middle c' (an octave above the lowest note G), known as "na comhluighe"
- 20 brass strings; the lowest 9 of sterling silver
- The positioning of the pegs and shoes copied from David Kortier's measurements from the medieval original in Trinity College library, Dublin, ensuring accurate historical string spacing and angles, the bass strings being closer spaced
- Overall length 341/2" (88cm)
- Unitary neck-pillar construction laminated by David Kortier from cherry wood
- Pieced soundbox respecting wood grain orientation, from American black willow
- Mortice and tenon joint at top of soundbox, bolt at base
- Metal string shoes
- Tapered through tuning pins to fit standard pedal harp size tuning key
- For info on the original Trinity College harp, please click here.
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Click here for more information about ordering this harp
The HHSI has some Student Trinity harps available for rental; please enquire for waiting times and rates.
The Trinity College harp, preserved in the Long Room of Trinity College Library, Dublin, is often referred to as the 'Brian Boru harp'. Brian Boroihme or Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig (926 or 941 - 23rd April 1014) was High King of Ireland. The 'Brian Boru harp' nomenclature naturally might lead some to conclude that this instrument was connected to him in some way or that it was perhaps owned by him. Given that he lived in the 10th-11th centuries, and the harp was probably constructed in the 15th century, this is however, impossible. So, in the interests of clarity, the HHSI does not use this name.
For any enquiries to do with your order, please email shop@irishharp.org.
Each time you make a purchase from this on-line shop, you are contributing to the work of the HHSI. Thank you for your support.