The harp shown here is a frame harp with a post and an arched sound box. The entire instrument is made of oak, its eleven strings tied at the top and wound around tuning pegs at the base. The strings ...

The concert harp is famous for its heavenly image ... which were the first version of the instrument to have a hollowed sound box which amplified the sound. In 1800, diatonic harps – also known as ...

In addition, the colorful border of the sound box, originally inset with stone, shell and lapis, has here been reworked in paint. Although archaeologists have stated that the base of the harp was ...