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Topic: how many strings on a harp?

rosie
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6/9/2003

posted: 6/9/2003 at 3:55:20 PM ET

How many strings are on a harp and what notes are they HELP???????

Anonymous
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posted: 8/4/2003 at 12:34:10 PM ET

count them your self

Bari and Alto
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posted: 9/10/2003 at 5:09:51 PM ET

Anonymous if you didn't have anything to say about a harp then it wasn't needed.

N E wayz I'm not sure if I'm right but I think that there r 32 strings on a harp.

trumpet guru
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posted: 9/21/2003 at 12:13:35 AM ET

There are also different kinds of harps with different numbers of strings . . .

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posted: 10/12/2005 at 6:28:03 AM ET

behey

TheHornSupremacy
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posted: 10/12/2005 at 9:28:54 AM ET

I believe typical orchestral harps have 47 strings.

The range is 3 octaves below middle C to 3.5 octaves above middle C.

The strings are tuned in C Major (no flats or sharps). Pedals are used for accidentals and to allow for different key signatures.

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posted: 6/17/2006 at 1:37:23 PM ET

This guy "Anonymous" waits over 2 fuckin years to respond!!!,

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Anonymous
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posted: 6/17/2006 at 1:39:24 PM ET

This guy "Anonymous" waits over 2 fuckin years to respond!!!,

JarHead

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