rh wrote:You can find some cheap harps on ebay if you're worried about ruining a Special 20 or whatever.
That's what I did. A handfull of Bluesbands with combined shipping was dirt cheap. I really didn't need more than a couple though, tweaking is that easy. Heck, I worked on one today with a screwdriver, fingernail emory, and a sliver of aluminium foil.
You can try a whole lot of different tunings when you can do it yourself. The harp I carry is a Special 20 with a Melody Maker tuning played crossharp (I have a C and G tuned this way for G and D crossharp)
Oh, here's a youtube I came across of an Irish gentleman playing his harp in a home setting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjYy4rBRe7Y
Byron