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What our customers are saying about our harps, services and website...
Dear Ben,
I am writing to thank you for the use of the lovely Dusty Strings style 36 that I used in Edinburgh last week. I greatly appreciate the accommodation you made on my behalf. Your assistants Paul and Helen were not only helpful but extremely friendly as well. I enjoyed working with them very much.
Thank you for making my Edinburgh experience so pleasant with the provision of such a beautiful harp.
Sincerely,
Ray Pool
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I regularly look at your videos and recommend your website - I think it is terrific and a model of its kind! Absolutely fantastic! Thank you for this.
Danielle Perrett
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I thought that you might like to see these few snaps which I took after the masterclass on Tuesday.
Thank you so much for sending David [Watkins] - he has given each of the children some very special memories to take away with them. His recital was inspirational, informative and breath-taking, and I am certain that this was the key factor when it came to the school making that final decision to purchase a new harp.
Helen and Paul were wonderful too, and nothing was too much trouble for them when it came to talking to pupils/parents and moving harps etc etc etc.
We are all very excited here about the arrival of our new harp, and I know that some of the children want to write personal 'thank you' letters to David in due course.
With many thanks to all involved.
Mary Morley
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One of the harps in the music school where I teach (in Ireland) is an Aoyama Orpheus 47, and a couple of the students bought them too; and I taught a girl who owned an Aoyama Etude, which is a smaller harp going down to bottom G, with double-action discs extending further down than the Salvi/L&H three-quarter-size models. I have been very favourably impressed with all of them.
I really like our Orpheus (the kids do too, and they also have access to a Salvi Diana) and I find it has a sweet but also bright tone, and is mechanically consistent and reliable. I also thought the little Etude was a fine instrument for its size and weight. It's easy to forget (or not know) that Aoyama has been around for over a century. They appear to have undergone something of a renaissance in recent years, in which the tone & quality of their harps seems to have taken a leap forward - certainly their reputation is higher now than it was some years back. (I'm referring to pedal harps - their Irish harps have long been popular here, though now there's a lot more competition.)
I certainly think Aoyama instruments compare favourably with others in their price league, and are much better than they used to be. I think they have a bigger presence in Europe than they seem to in the States, but they're well worth checking out.
Bonnie Shaljean
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I just wanted to thank you for putting up the sound files along with the music under the grade levels of the ABRSM music book section of your website. I wish more online harp stores would do this. It really helps when deciding on music to purchase. Many times I have purchased music because the title or description sounded good, only to find it wasn't really what I was imaging it would be.
So, thank you for adding this. I'm sure it took lots of work, so I just wanted to let you know it's appreciated. Hopefully, someday there will be even more of the grades sound files up. :)
K Rothermel
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A very well designed and easy to use website, your service is always very quick, look forward to seeing your staff at Royal Welsh.
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Excellent site, easy to navigate and the fact that exam music is listed by grade and list is so much easier than many other sites I've used, many thanks, will definitely return!
W Beecham
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Dear Helen,
I just want to say a massive THANK YOU for Saturday's Harp Afternoon [at High Wycombe Music Centre]. You were brilliant and all your hard work (not just harp humping but running the ensembles too) was greatly appreciated. David [Watkins] was, of course, fabulous and my pupils are hugely inspired by his performance and attitude.
Thank you also for your patience (Saturday has certainly taught me a lot about putting on harp events!).
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Sarah Goss
Dear David (Watkins)
Thank you so much for coming to High Wycombe to give such an inspiring masterclass and recital on Saturday.
It was amazing to see how much every student improved during their short time with you. They are absolutely in awe of your playing and consequently hugely enthusiastic about their own practice.
We were very lucky to have you - thanks again.
Sarah Goss
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