The extension gives it the pear-shaped tone we strive for. There is a clear difference between the straight and extended sound-board. The Chicago model harps have the same quality but are uniform and good in sound. They can sound wonderful and like dreck, depending on the instrument. That makes them more in line with Erard harps. The 15’s have less bass without the extension of the soundboard. Any variation in the height of the instrument from one model to another was simply a matter of adding more wood to the top of the column(the Salzedo model) or the addition of a crown. The concert grands were the largest and included the style 3, 8, 11, 23, 26, and Salzedo model.
After that, there were several numbers that are no longer made: style 16, 19, and the 15, 17, and 22, all of which were the same semi-grand size, with either a straight or extended board. After WWII, they may have discs on the top string.īefore WWII, Lyon & Healy had 4 different size harp frames. The 15’s that are pre-WWII may have been 45 or 46 strings, with just an overstring post for the top string(no discs). After WWII they were simply ungilded turned columns. A 12 pound difference between two 15’s sounds like a misprint, or someone simply guessing.ġ5’s built before WWII had carving and a combination of gilding and bronze powder. The differences in height for the same model could be with and without a crown, which is about 2 inches high.
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