Why buy our harps?  

One reason our harp building is unique is our unusual and beneficial combination of skills.

    
For over 10 years Harps Australia (formerly Lyrebird Musical Instruments) has been dedicated to developing a concept of high quality, affordable harps in Australia that can bring enjoyment and the gift of music to more than just an elite few that can afford expensive instruments. We have also been expanding a rental service and workshops that benefits both students and teachers.

Ideas and input from teachers and players from an international standpoint (our American workshop is located in the Pacific Northwest next to the Canadian border).               

         
Our harp building is unique due to our unusual and beneficial combination of skills - Warwick's 30 year background in acoustics and building, and Jacquie's in actually playing the instrument for 12 years. Often you get builders who don't actually play the instrument. Or players with no building/acoustic or business experience. So we make a good team.

Low manufacturing costs by not trying to be all things to all people!
We use one standard design for our 30 and 34/36 string harps, so we can maintain high consistent standards while keeping our prices low. 

Single piece neck and pillar, so no join, no breaks!

Soundboard material on back as well as the front, to enhance a sympathetic resonance with the front soundboard.

Quarter sawn sculptured tonewood reinforced soundboard to give the strength and stability of Baltic Birch with the smoothness of Spruce.

Unique loaded horn soundbox system, so the sound is amplified through natural resonances.

Our harps are fully bolted top and bottom to prevent all movement.

We don't rebrand imports pretending they are our own at higher cost!

We also use, whenever possible, recycled timbers from sustainable sources. We DO NOT use endangered exotic woods, like Burbinga, Mahogany or Rosewood.

We prefer to use the world's most tried and reliable lever, the Loveland Sharping Lever.  Cost per lever: $30