How Do You Make Homemade Stringed Harps?
Making a homemade stringed harp may be as simple as stretching rubber bands across a Tupperware container or as complex as building a 10-foot harp using professional woodworking tools. Harp shape and size, number of strings, tuners, tone, cost, attractiveness, playability and durability vary. Invest under $300 with your time and effort to build an orchestral quality traditional or Celtic harp similar to those that retail new for more than $10,000. Or make a free, fun-to-play lap harp in 10 minutes. Decide what kind of harp you want to build. Consider size, portability, durability, cost, construction time and effort, and availability of materials. Assemble building materials and instructions. You may purchase these from music stores or online. For professional quality instruments, choose wood, strings and tuners based on tone, strength and durability rather than cost. Make a harp base from a bucket, plastic bowl, sturdy box, wooden plank or frame, or lidless Tupperware container of any
