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What makes a harps soundthe thikness of the string or the leangth of the string?
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∙ 12y ago
The strings on the harp vibrate, that vibration resonates in the sound board.
The thichnes and the length of the string, as well as the material and construction of the string determine frequency.
Thicker and longer strings make for a lower pitch sound. Shorter and thinner strings have height pitch.
The sound board amplifies the sound, and also gives the tone a character.
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What is the harps family?
The String and chordophone.
Can you get 20 string guitars?
No, but there are 20 string guitar harps which very few people can play.
How many string are on a harp?
Harps come in many sizes. A concert pedal harp (the kind used in orchestras) usually has 47 strings. Some student pedal harps have 40 strings. Large lever harps have 27 to 38 strings. Small harps have 19 to 26 strings.
What is the harps tone color?
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How many stings does a viola have?
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A harp is a stringed instrument which has its strings anchored in the soundboard. Each string is tuned to a different note of the scale, somewhat like a piano. Unlike the piano, however, most harps have only seven strings in each octave. That would limit the harp to only one key (without retuning), if it did not have a mechanism to independently change the length of the strings. Pedal harps have metal pins mounted on rotating disks, which grab the string at the right points to shorten the vibrating length of each string, raising the pitch by one or two semitones. The disks are rotated by a system of rods connected to the pedals in the base of the harp, so that the player can change key or play accidentals (sharps and flats) on the fly.
