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Roosebeck Baby Celtic Harp, 12-String Walnut

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12-String 21" Tall Solid Walnut Birch Soundboard F4 to C6

Ideal for: Beginners stepping up from a mini harp, students, and anyone who wants a true playable miniature

A 21-inch walnut harp with the warmth of a much bigger instrument.

The Baby Harp sits in a sweet spot. It is bigger and more resonant than a Lily, smaller and more approachable than a Pixie. Twelve DuPont nylon strings spanning F above middle C to high C give you enough range to play recognizable folk melodies and simple arrangements. The solid walnut frame and birch plywood soundboard produce a noticeably warmer tone than the smaller mini harps. Choose from two hand-carved designs: Thistle or Celtic Knotwork.

Warm, Mellow Tone with Real Sustain

Twelve DuPont hard nylon strings paired with a walnut frame and birch plywood soundboard produce a warm, mellow voice with real sustain. The range from F4 to C6 covers most simple folk melodies and lets you build full chord progressions in standard keys.

About walnut: Walnut is prized for warm, balanced tone. Its medium density gives the Baby Harp a softer, rounder voice compared to harder rosewood frames.

Solid Walnut, Hand-Finished

The frame is solid walnut with a smooth, hand-finished surface. Natural wood grain varies slightly from harp to harp, so yours will have its own subtle figuring. The birch plywood soundboard is engineered for strength and consistent tone across the full range.

Two hand-carved designs are available. The Thistle is a dignified nod to Scottish tradition, and the Celtic Knotwork draws woven detail from old manuscript art. The carving is what changes; the harp underneath is identical, and both sound exactly the same.

Why ply soundboards: A high-quality plywood soundboard resists cracking from humidity changes and produces a consistent voice. It is the standard choice for mid-range harps for good reason.

Diatonic, No Levers, Easy to Pick Up

The Baby Harp is unlevered, meaning you tune it to a single key and play within that key. Most players start in C major. The 12-string range gives you enough room to play simple melodies with both hands, which is the natural next step after an 8-string mini harp.

Stepping up from a mini? The extra four strings, the larger frame, and the warmer wood all combine to make this feel like a real instrument rather than a starter piece.

Technical Specifications

Strings 12 DuPont hard nylon
Range F4 to C6
Levers None (diatonic)
Frame Solid Walnut
Soundboard Birch Plywood
Height ~21 inches
Dimensions 20.5 inches L × 12 inches W × 6.25 inches H
Weight 4.1 lbs

What's in the Box

Every Baby Harp ships ready to tune and play.

Tuning Tool Extra String Set Owner's Guide (PDF)

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Roosebeck Baby Celtic Harp, 12-String Walnut

Celtic Knotwork

$169
$169
Tradition you can feel, craftsmanship you can hear.
Solid tonewoods
Cured, cut, and chosen for sound.
Voiced by hand
Fretboards dressed, action set, bridges fit by our luthiers.
Made to be played
Built for working musicians, designed to sound better the more you play it.
Since 1973
Five decades of building instruments that last generations.

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