cordova85 Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Since this concept of harp guitars is new to some I thought it might be good to show folks the different types of designs out there from traditional Dyer style to the more modern styles. Mine is a more modern style made by Duane Noble of Richland, Washington. The top is Alaska Bearclaw Spruce and the back is a forty year old Rosewood. It is double sided and has a cutaway, which seems to be a trend on more modern styles, (just my opinion), and it also has Duane's first fan fret on the guitar side. The "Oracle" symbol at the twelfth fret is an homage to Michael Hedges, who's always been an inspiration. For those who might wonder, the strings on my guitar side run 13-58/60 and the harp side from around 58-80. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpbiii Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Gibson invented the harp guitar in the first decade of the 20th century. They said it would make all other guitars obsolete. Here is our 1913 U-10 Gibson. Let's pick, -Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassetman Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 I’m guessing that Barre chords are out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mafy31 Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Nice ! No tuners on bass side? Requires screwdriver to tune? Can't beat that one though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mafy31 Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Also it reminds me that video (Jamie Dupuis) : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 I ca not imagine that there would be a whole lot of us that will be able to post a picture of a harp Guitar. Don't see a lot of them around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassetman Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 I ca not imagine that there would be a whole lot of us that will be able to post a picture of a harp Guitar. Don't see a lot of them around. I’d never heard of them before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6stringTom Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 I've heard and seen Muriel Anderson perform with one. She, of course, was phenomenal. If you search for "harp guitar" on YouTube you can watch quite a few performances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Gibson most certainly did not invent the harp guitar. The first harp guitars appeared in Europe in the latter half of the 1700s. My favorites are the Dyer Symphony Harp guitars built by the Larson brothers of Chicago in the early 1900s. Here's my 1917 Style 7 Dyer symphony harp guitar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muJo9ow__SA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 I love these suckahs... I'd probably have one if they didn't cost what they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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