The Otway harp

Perhaps 16th or 17th Century

The harp is in storage at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, and is not on display.

"Large Low Headed" design;
approx. 34 strings, longest approx. 77cm

There is a colour photo of this harp in Early Music, vol.36, no.4, Nov 2008 p.523

References

Simon Chadwick

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