The normal harp can be a pretty tall order to understand. No sooner have you mastered seven pedals and playing with eight fingers instead of ten, when a factory deep in the Breton countryside develops electric harps to such a level that : film producers start asking you why you don't have one, sound engineers get beyond frustrated with the feedback from the stick-on pickup on your acoustic harp, or you get asked to tour with Lady Gaga. Or it's you who is frustrated, with not being able to access the sound palette you want, with not playing a full part in the genres of music that most inspire you, or just with not being heard, at all.
Your deathless rendition of The Minstrel's Adieu to his Native Land is no help to you now. You need an electric harp.
Camac have produced technical manuals for their electric and electroacoustic blue harp models. You can access these via www.camac-harps.com, or download them here:
Electric lever harp technical manual
Body harness for electric lever harp manual
If you browse through Harpblog's blue pages, you can read about how artists are using these instruments - with an energy and creativity that never fails to amaze and delight us. And here, on this page, are some bluffer's guides to all our harps that need plugging in in one way or another. If you have any questions, write to us anytime at harpblog@camac-harps.com.
