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Original pleasure

Original harps from the period of Marie-Antoinette and of Hortense offer a sound of a very special charm. Continually I have some original single action harps for sale. These are carefully restored and are perfectly playable, excellent for professional use. Very interesting prices.

Some harps have not yet been restored and wait for your needs - or they are left unplayable as silent adornment for the interior of an antiquity-enthusiast.

Antique treasure

You love antiques, you would like to buy one of these instruments but you do not play the harp yourself?

If sometimes you like having the pleasure to hear your harp in a concert at your home, I may gladly arrange a harpist who is familiar with historical harps and who plays period music.

Otherwise here you can also find an antique harp which is left unplayable just to represent a rare jewel in your home.

Naderman Paris 1771

Jean Henri NADERMAN (Luthier de M^me la Dauphine) Paris 1771. FOR SALE

Excellent harp by Naderman (father) in the style of Louis XVI. The elegant and colorful sound fulfills the highest demands: Bright, baroque descant, very warm timbre, well carrying tone. Body shell from 9 ribs of maple, light construction, richly sculptured. Sound board painted with roses.

The harp is restored in 2012 and brought into a perfectly playable condition. Rare piece from the time of Marie Antoinette!

Single action crotchets. Height 165 cm; 35 gut strings A1 - g3; pitch a1 = 392 Hz (ancien ton de l'opéra).

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Blaicher Paris, ca. 1825

Single action harp by George BLAICHER Paris, c.1825. FOR SALE

This Empire harp works with crotchet mechanism and has a clear powerful tone. The harp from maple with gilded ornaments has been restored in 2011, it is perfectly playable.

Height 170,5 cm; 43 gut strings E1 - e4; pitch 430 Hz (440 is possible); equal temperament.

Cousineau Paris, c.1810

Jacques-Georges COUSINEAU, Paris, ca.1810. FOR SALE

Empire style single action harp, made by Cousineau, Paris, no.425. Sound box and frame in red with gilded capital and profiles; mechanism lid with glass windows. The harp was completely restored in 2009, it is perfectly playable. Beautiful, intimate sound.

Height 162 cm; crotchet mechanism; 39 gut strings G1 – c4; pitch 430/440 Hz.

Clermont, Facteur à Nancy, c.1785

Single action harp by the maker Clermont, made around 1785. FOR SALE

Harp in Louis XVI style, decorated with carved scrollwork, partly gilded. The neck-lid is fitted with glass windows and mirror. Painted soundboard. As an antique jewel it is at a reasonable price - not playable.

Height 163 cm; crotchet mechanism; 37 gut strings G1 – a3.

Holtzman Paris 1785

Godefroid HOLTZMAN, Paris 1785, in Louis XVI style. SOLD

Antique state, not playable. Guilded and painted.

Height 163 cm.; Brand "HOLTZMAN / APARIS" and signed inside the sound box "+ / holtzman / père / a paris / 1785 / 7bre"

Beat Wolf, Schaffhausen 1992

Beat WOLF, Schaffhausen, 1992. RESERVED

The single-action harp is made of cherry wood and is richly sculptured. It was completely revised in 2009 and brought up to date. The original crotchet system provides the prerequisites for authentic playing style of the 18th century. The sound is very transparent, full and warm. Rare occasion!

Height 167 cm; 39 gut strings F1 – bb3; pitch 415 Hz (430 on demand).