Early Autoharps with Paul Race
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 พ.ค. 2023
- A brief history of American autoharps, with examples, demonstrations, and recommendation. A "Miniature," a "Favorite" (model 2 3/4), a Model 7 7/8ths, and a Model 73 are briefly discussed.
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Wonderfully presented, thank you very much for sharing.
G'day! I started playing Autoharp about a year ago. Finally found time to replace the two broken strings on my 21 chord OS. I travelled and wandered around jamming in gold mining towns and mountain pioneer towns in saloons, playing songs people could sing along to. I look forward to hearing more from your channel. All the best! Jerrel
This was so interesting, enjoyed the video. I was trying to find out the difference between A and B, it is still a mystery to me.
The last one I"m holding is the most common Type A Autoharp. Notice the sharp corners, and the wire bridge near the tuning pegs. Type B Autoharps have more rounded corners and no bridge near the tuning pegs. I don't profile ANY type B autoharps in this video. There's more information here: creekdontrise.com/acoustic/autoharp/value/autoharp_type_a_or_b.htm
Errata: I credit Paramount (a sometime zither manufacturer) with manufacturing autoharps after Dolge, but it was "Phonoharp." In fact, the black 5-chord "Favorite" I demonstrate turned out to be a Phonoharp on closer inspection. ALL FOUR companies that owned Autoharp manufacturing in the early 1900s made five-chorders that were virtually identical, though Oscar Schmidt replaced the 1/4/5 chord numbering system with chord names. Sorry for the confusion, but I hope this gives you a general idea of the evolution of thee things. . . .
I have an old autoharp from I think ~1920s that has 10 keys, the lettering and labeling is pretty much worn off. Key G, D, F and what's worn off I'm assuming is Key C? Is there anyway I could email you pictures and maybe you would be able to tell me more about it. Thank you for your video.
Dex, Thanks for the photos. I have sent you the information you needed directly.