Day 7 - How I Met My Harp HARPRIL 2026

Day 7 - How I Met My Harp 
Before I purchased my harp, I spent a lot of time researching sizes, styles, and prices. At one point, I even considered buying a Paraguayan harp while I was in Paraguay—but my teacher in São Paulo advised against it since it’s quite different from the style I was learning. She recommended I look into Lyon & Healy or Salvi instead.
After visiting Lyon & Healy in Chicago, doing more research, and eventually moving to the States, I decided on the Prelude—the ebony one, to be exact. One of the reasons I chose it was their five-year trade-in option. I wasn’t sure if I’d eventually move to a pedal harp and wanted to keep that door open.
Well… that five-year window has long passed, and I still have my Prelude.
It arrived on a Friday afternoon—April 13, 2007.
Which means this next week we’ll celebrate 19 years together.
Any ideas on how we should celebrate 20 next year? 

Photo taken in November 2009 after playing a concert in Chattanooga.