Lyon and Healy harps are truly magnificent instruments. Then comes rigorous testing to ensure the sound will be flawless. 34 and 36 string lever harps start with 1st octave C or 1st octave A as their. All octaves start with E, then go down the harp: D, C, B, A, G, F. It takes two to three months before a harp is complete. Octave and string numbers for Lyon & Healy and Salvi harps - since all pedal harps used to start with 1st octave E, we are stuck with an octave numeration system that's confusing, to say the least. Real 23 karat gold is meticulously applied. A column for one harp wouldn't be interchangeable with another,' Fritzmann said.Д®very design is hand-carved. From the wood, to the body, to the mechanism which will eventually connect to the strings and pedals, it's a combination of tradition and innovation. Today, all of the nearly 2,000 pieces that comprise a single harp are still handcrafted. George Lyon and Patrick Healy founded the company in 1864. That's where we feel Lyon and Healy has its mark,' Fritzmann said. 'For any instrument, any musical player, it comes down to the feel and the tone. Steve Fritzmann has been with the company for 36 years and was once a master harp maker himself. In 1889 they introduced the Lyon & Healy Harp, which is world renowned for its sound, marked by its resonance, clarity and carrying ability.

'Lyon and Healy was really the mecca of the harp world through the 20th century,' said Steve Fritzmann, Lyon and Healy National Sales Manager. Today, the harp most recognized around the world is made right here in Chicago's West Loop, at Lyon and Healy. The harp is known as one of the world's oldest instruments. Not only did they start the company, but they ended up designing and crafting a beautiful instrument that continues to be coveted by musicians around the world. As a Lyon & Healy Special Instrument, the Louis XV Special comes with a unique miniature etching of a Lyon & Healy concert grand action plate design on the inside of the soundboard, a richly engraved, previously retired front action plate as well as an engraved back plate, a transport cover set and an extended 10-year limited warranty.CHICAGO (WLS) - Two young men from Boston were dispatched by a music publisher to expand business in Chicago about 150 years ago.

An exquisite floral trellis design hand-painted on the soundboard using 23+ karat gold leaf. The Louis XV Special is available with a distinguished Maple or exotic Bubinga veneer. The Louis XV Special has elaborate carving along its neck and kneeblock, as well as intricate carving along the soundboard edges, both on the sides and surface. Clear and resonant, it truly has the Lyon & Healy sound and carrying ability. Inspired by the rococo style seen in French King Louis XV's time, the harp conveys a light yet elaborate style of art, incorporating leaves, flowers, scrolled feet and shapes reminiscent of shells. This masterpiece is superbly crafted, intricately carved and clad in lavish 23+ karat gold leaf.

'Without a doubt, the highest expression of the harp maker's art,' reads a description of the 1916 Lyon & Healy harp that inspired today's glorious Louis XV Special concert grand harp.

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