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New William MacDonald wire harp

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2016 7:57 am
by An Draighean
My has wife commissioned two wire harps from William MacDonald on Skye. The first arrived recently; a 22-string high-headed harp. Beautiful instrument with lovely sound. The sound box was carved from a single piece of linden wood.

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Re: New William MacDonald wire harp

Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2018 8:19 am
by 1MoreWhistle
[Thread revival - Mod.]

Hi, I am the owner of the brother or sister of your MacDonald 22 string harp - mine is the animal-headed one seen on William's video. I also have a larger 30 string harp by William called Scathach. They are exceptional value for a hand-built harp!

Re: New William MacDonald wire harp

Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 10:06 am
by AuLoS303
That looks fantastic

Re: New William MacDonald wire harp

Posted: Thu May 17, 2018 6:27 am
by An Draighean
Update: Mrs. Blackthorn has had a bit of a hard time with some of the tuning pegs, to keep them from slipping. William has been very helpful with advice and new pins. Still a lovely instrument with that ringing tone that only wire can give.